01750cam a2200325 i 4500 1390551959 TxAuBib 20240710120000.0 230923s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781324075080 1324075082 (OCoLC)1398568741 TxAuBib rda Beers, Laura, 1978-, author. Orwell's ghosts [Book] : Wisdom and warnings for the twenty-first century / Laura Beers. First edition. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2024. 240 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-227) and index. In Orwell's Ghosts, historian Laura Beers considers Orwell's full body of work--his six novels, three nonfiction works, and brilliant essays on politics, language, and the class system--to examine what "Orwellian" truly means and reveal the misconstrued thinker in all his complexity. She explores how Orwell's writing on free speech addresses the proliferation of "fake news" and the emergence of cancel culture, highlights his vivid critiques of capitalism and the oppressive nature of the British Empire, and, in contrast, analyzes his failure to understand feminism. 20240710. Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Criticism and interpretation. Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Political and social views. Truthfulness and falsehood Political aspects. Literary criticism. lcgft