{"product_id":"the-unexamined-orwell-john-rodden-9780292743885","title":"The Unexamined Orwell","description":"\u003cp\u003e The year 1984 is just a memory, but the catchwords of George Orwell's novel \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e still routinely pepper public discussions of topics ranging from government surveillance and privacy invasion to language corruption and bureaucratese. Orwell's work pervades the cultural imagination, while others of his literary generation are long forgotten. Exploring this astonishing afterlife has become the scholarly vocation of John Rodden, who is now the leading authority on the reception, impact, and reinvention of George Orwell--the man and writer--as well as of \"Orwell\" the cultural icon and historical talisman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Unexamined Orwell\u003c\/i\u003e, Rodden delves into dimensions of Orwell's life and legacy that have escaped the critical glare. Rodden discusses how several leading American intellectuals have earned the title of Orwell's \"successor,\" including Lionel Trilling, Dwight Macdonald, Irving Howe, Christopher Hitchens, and John Lukacs. He then turns to Germany and focuses on the role and relevance of \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e in the now-defunct communist nation of East Germany. Rodden also addresses myths that have grown up around Orwell's life, including his \"more than half-legendary\" encounter with Ernest Hemingway in liberated Paris in March 1945, and analyzes literary issues such as his utopian sensibility and his prose style. Finally, Rodden poses the endlessly debated question, \"What Would George Orwell Do?,\" and speculates about how the prophet of \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e would have reacted to world events. In so doing, Rodden shows how our responses to this question reveal much about our culture's ongoing need to reappropriate \"Orwell.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Rodden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292743882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292743885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"John Rodden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913561702655,"sku":"9780292743885","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b5c029e8-67fe-429c-94c4-cf1c3df7658f.jpg?v=1680621066","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-unexamined-orwell-john-rodden-9780292743885","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}