{"product_id":"orwell-jeffrey-meyers-9780393322637","title":"Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation","description":"Respected biographer Jeffrey Meyers delves into the complex life of the man whose visionary work gave us the great anti-utopias of modern literature. \"The breadth of his research is impressive\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), drawing on a close study of the new edition of Orwell's \u003cem\u003eComplete Works\u003c\/em\u003e, personal interviews, and unpublished material in London's Orwell Archive. Meyers's \"briskly paced, absorbing narrative...offers keen insights\" (\u003cem\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/em\u003e) on Orwell's intellectual development, as well as his human failings--his childhood insecurities, his political dilemmas, and his conflicted relationships with women. \"Leagues in front of\" Orwell's previous biographers, Meyers \"convincingly demonstrates the essence of [Orwell's] character\" (\u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e), revealing a \"much more helpful and believable portrait\" (Paul Theroux). \"The breadth of his research is impressive.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \"A respected biographer and no stranger to his subject.\"--\u003cem\u003eNewark Star-Ledger \u003c\/em\u003e \"[B]riskly paced, absorbing narrative...offers keen insights.\"--\u003cem\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/em\u003e \"[Meyers] convincingly demonstrates the essence of [Orwell's] character.\"--\u003cem\u003eDenver Post \u003c\/em\u003e \"[A]dmirable for its portrayal of Orwell the man and writer--dark, disturbed, obsessing, contrary....both moving and edifying.\"--Paul Theroux \"[L]ikely to be seen as the most insightful and balanced portrait...for a long time to come.\"--Joseph Frank \"Meyers has uncovered fascinating aspects of Orwell's life that put a new face to one of Britain's most influential authors.\"--Phillip Knightley, author of \u003cem\u003eThe First Casualty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Meyers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393322637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393322637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.89d","brand":"Jeffrey Meyers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946579755263,"sku":"9780393322637","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_847668ff-2e87-4ec0-8c09-865a19037d18.jpg?v=1681513957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/orwell-jeffrey-meyers-9780393322637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}