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芦兀賰孬乇 賲丕 乇睾亘鬲 亘賴 賴賵 兀賳 兀噩毓賱 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賮賳丕賸禄... 賴匕丕 賲丕 賰丕賳 賷賯賵賱賴 噩賵乇噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賵乇亘賲丕 賴匕丕 賲丕 噩毓賱 賲賳賴 賵丕丨丿丕賸 賲賳 兀毓馗賲 賰鬲賾丕亘 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 賱賯丿 賳購卮乇 賲賳 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰鬲丕亘丕賳 禺賱丕賱 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 賵賲毓 賴匕丕 賷鬲賾噩賴 丕賱乇兀賷 丕賱賳賯丿賷 賮賷 亘乇賷胤丕賳賷丕 亘丕囟胤乇丕丿 廿賱賶 鬲賯丿賷乇 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰賰丕鬲亘 賲賯丕賱丞. 廿賳賾 氐賷睾丞 丕賱賲賯丕賱丞 賱丕亍賲鬲 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰孬賷乇丕賸貙 賵賴賵 丕賱匕賷 賯丕賱 賮賷 賲噩賲賵毓鬲賴 丕賱兀賵賱賶 芦賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責禄 (1946): 芦兀賰孬乇 賲丕 乇睾亘鬲 亘賮毓賱賴 胤賵丕賱 丕賱毓卮乇丞 兀毓賵丕賲 丕賱賲丕囟賷丞 賴賵 兀賳 兀噩毓賱 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賮賳丕賸貙 賵賳賯胤丞 丕賳胤賱丕賯賷 賴賷 丿丕卅賲丕賸 卮毓賵乇 賲賳 丕賱丨夭亘賷丞 賵丕賱丨爻賾 亘丕賱馗賱賲. 毓賳丿賲丕 兀噩賱爻 賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賰鬲丕亘 賱丕 兀賯賵賱 賱賳賮爻賷 爻兀賳鬲噩 毓賲賱丕賸 賮賳賷丕賸貙 廿賳賲丕 兀賰鬲亘賴 賱兀賳賾 孬賲丞 賰匕亘丞 兀乇賷丿 賮囟丨賴丕貙 兀賵 丨賯賷賯丞 兀乇賷丿 廿賱賯丕亍 丕賱囟賵亍 毓賱賷賴丕貙 賵賴賲賷 丕賱賵丨賷丿 賴賵 兀賳 兀丨氐賱 毓賱賶 賲賳 賷爻鬲賲毓. 賵賱賰賳貙 賱賷爻 亘廿賲賰丕賳賷 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘賲賴賲丞 鬲兀賱賷賮 賰鬲丕亘 兀賵 丨鬲賶 賲賯丕賱丞 胤賵賷賱丞 賱賲噩賱丞貙 賱賵 賱賲 鬲賰賳 兀賷囟丕賸 鬲噩乇亘丞 噩賲丕賱賷丞禄. 賵賮賷 賲亘丕丿乇丞 賲賳 丕賱賲丐爻爻丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賱賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 賵丕賱賳卮乇 賵賵夭丕乇丞 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 賮賷 賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱亘丨乇賷賳禄 (丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 賵丕賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱賵胤賳賷) 氐丿乇 賰鬲丕亘 兀賵乇賵賷賱 芦賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責禄 (鬲乇噩賲丞 毓賱賷 賲丿賳)貙 賵賰鬲亘 丕賱賲賯丿賲丞 亘乇賳丕乇丿 賰乇賷賰 丕賱匕賷 賯丕賱 廿賳賾賴 賷賳亘睾賷 賯乇丕亍丞 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰卮禺氐賷丞 匕丕鬲 丕毓鬲亘丕乇 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賲賯丕賱丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞貙 兀賵 賲丕 爻賲賾丕賴 鬲賯賱賷丿丕賸 賰丕賳 賲卮賴賵乇丕賸 賮賷 賷賵賲 賲賳 丕賱兀賷丕賲 賱丿賶 丕賱廿賳賰賱賷夭 鬲丨丿賷丿丕賸... 賵賮賷 賲賯丕賱丕鬲賴 賳噩丨 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賮賷 兀賳 賷購胤亘賾賯 毓賱賶 賰購鬲賾丕亘貙 亘禺賱丕賮 丿賷賰賳夭 賵賰賷亘賱賳噩 賵噩賷 賵賵丿賴丕賵爻貙 賲賳賴噩丕賸 噩丿賷丿丕賸 賲賳 丕賱鬲丨賱賷賱 丕賱賳賯丿賷貙 賱賰賵賳 賲賯丕賱丕鬲賴 賱賷爻鬲 賲賳卮賵乇丕鬲 爻賷丕爻賷丞貙 亘賱 廿賳賴丕 鬲賳胤賱賯 賲賳 丕賮鬲乇丕囟 兀賳賾 賰賱 賰丕鬲亘 賴賵 賮賷 卮賰賱 賲丕 丿丕毓賷丞 爻賷丕爻賷
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First published January 1, 1946
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George Orwell
1,111听books48.3k听followersEric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism (both authoritarian communism and fascism), and support of democratic socialism.
Orwell is best known for his allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), although his works also encompass literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical journalism. His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the industrial north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936鈥�1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics, literature, language and culture.
Orwell's work remains influential in popular culture and in political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian"鈥攄escribing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices鈥攊s part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big Brother", "Thought Police", "Room 101", "Newspeak", "memory hole", "doublethink", and "thoughtcrime". In 2008, The Times named Orwell the second-greatest British writer since 1945.
Orwell is best known for his allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), although his works also encompass literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical journalism. His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the industrial north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936鈥�1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics, literature, language and culture.
Orwell's work remains influential in popular culture and in political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian"鈥攄escribing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices鈥攊s part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big Brother", "Thought Police", "Room 101", "Newspeak", "memory hole", "doublethink", and "thoughtcrime". In 2008, The Times named Orwell the second-greatest British writer since 1945.
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October 24, 2016
Part 56 in the "Another autobiographical review that nobody asked for!"-series.
Why I Review
It was already very late in my boyhood, at thirty years old, when I considered writing book reviews. Being the man of action that I am, which is to say a lazy bum, it was almost to my own surprise that this innocent consideration promptly turned itself into virulent spasms across the keyboard, with my first contributions on 欧宝娱乐 as the very unfortunate result. Thankfully my friends list at the time only consisted of some imported Facebook contacts who had last been active 5 years prior to my sudden burst of literary enthusiasm and who had gotten too busy climbing up corporate ladders to even remember ever having registered to a website about books, let alone notice what I was doing. Maybe it was this anonymity that allowed me to stay here, because as my own ineptitude was gradually becoming clearer to me as I was reading through others' reviews, I still persisted in forcing myself upon this community and fiendishly sent out friend requests in hopes of learning but mainly in hopes of belonging in this hall of learned ladies and gentlemen. I didn't stop to ponder on these hopes, on my true intentions, my real motivations. I just went with that "big bang" moment that seemed to come out of nowhere and I took it from there. I never stopped to ask: Why?
George Orwell and his essay on why he writes made me revisit those early days of reviewing and the months (years?) that have transpired since then. I found his considerations relevant to why I am doing what I do, and the structure he employed quite helpful for the organisation of my own scrambled thoughts. Also, it's a very good essay and I rated it five stars, in case you were here for just the review. If you find yourself even remotely interested in reading further through my recollections then I can wholeheartedly recommend George Orwell's original text.
Employing Orwell's essay structure, I should start with an understanding of my true nature and with a return to my childhood. Many of you already know that I was a happy, skinny, bespectacled and introverted child with no brothers or sisters and with a wonderful dog. I will not elaborate on that childhood too much since I already did that in other reviews, but these traits do explain a tendency to keep busy with solitary activities. As a child or teenager these activities strangely enough barely entailed reading or writing, aside from comic books and what was required for school. I found reading to be very boring. It felt like watching a movie with subtitles, only without the movie, and much slower. And with the advent of video games I truly had everything my solitary heart desired. The few books I had at that time turned yellow, collected dust and eventually got sold for twenty francs.
Fast forward to the internet, with its chat rooms and forums devoted to games and the dominance of the English language in those settings. At a certain point I spent more time on the Internet discussing game strategies rather than playing the games themselves, as I also started commenting on the personal stories and the societal comments people invariably shared on these things. It is now, also through remembering some emails and letters I sent, I realise that it was mainly the writing in itself that I enjoyed, especially in English. All I needed was something worthwhile to write about.
Another fast forward to much later to when I finally started reading, also in English. Murakami's "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" proved to be the perfect present and as I read and finished that one I couldn't wait to start another book and then another and then another. Forget about slow. Forget about "where are the pictures?". Finally the movies I always wanted were playing in my mind as I sped through the pages. But after a couple of books a sad realisation gripped me as I asked myself: "What was the Murakami book about again? Something about a well and melanoma?". Clearly I had forgotten. I've always been someone who got through life more on the basis of an understanding in the moment rather than a remembering of the past. There are a lot of things to be said for traveling light and taking nothing with you on your travels, but I figured I preferred to try and collect some souvenirs at least. Hence the idea to write reviews.
So that's the narrative. But Orwell also comes up with a list of motives, especially when it comes to writing in order to be read, which clearly apply to my case:
Sheer egoism
"The desire to seem clever."
Check! The immediate feedback-system on 欧宝娱乐 coupled with its exceedingly generous community makes this motive a potentially overpowering one.
Aesthetic enthusiasm
"The desire to share an experience which one feels is valuable and ought not to be missed."
Check! Hope you got 's books in your libraries! I think I stressed that enough by now. In the case of reviewing it can also be the opposite of aesthetic enthusiasm, for cases where you would like to dissuade people from ever getting near a certain book. Having seen some negative reviews, those can be pretty enthusiastic as well.
Historical impulse
"The desire to see things as they are, to find out true facts and store them up for use of posterity."
On the one hand I can't say Check! here because I'm dealing in opinions rather than facts, but on the other hand, as is the case with "classics", some general opinions turn into facts and it's nice to either try and debunk them or wholeheartedly defend their status. In essence to see for yourself what all the fuss is about and reach your own conclusions. Moreover the discussions on books and society that often ensue on this website are often very enriching to me and teach me in much the same way a history teacher would, so what the hell: Check!
Political purpose
"The desire to push the world in a certain direction, to alter people's idea of the kind of society they should strive after."
Dump Trump!, uhh, I mean Check!
So there we have it. A "why" that has been answered, if not fully, at least partially. A reason for writing that Orwell shortly touched upon as well is "for a living". But I think only very few here get compensation in financial terms, not counting gifted books in return for reviews. Unless you guys know something that I don't. In any case, in the end the most important reason lies in the amalgam of all those reasons enumerated above, an amalgam that I can only describe as: I love being here.
Just kidding, that's not a reason, that's circular reasoning. But I almost made you tear up, didn't I?
It's true though. I do!
Why I Review
It was already very late in my boyhood, at thirty years old, when I considered writing book reviews. Being the man of action that I am, which is to say a lazy bum, it was almost to my own surprise that this innocent consideration promptly turned itself into virulent spasms across the keyboard, with my first contributions on 欧宝娱乐 as the very unfortunate result. Thankfully my friends list at the time only consisted of some imported Facebook contacts who had last been active 5 years prior to my sudden burst of literary enthusiasm and who had gotten too busy climbing up corporate ladders to even remember ever having registered to a website about books, let alone notice what I was doing. Maybe it was this anonymity that allowed me to stay here, because as my own ineptitude was gradually becoming clearer to me as I was reading through others' reviews, I still persisted in forcing myself upon this community and fiendishly sent out friend requests in hopes of learning but mainly in hopes of belonging in this hall of learned ladies and gentlemen. I didn't stop to ponder on these hopes, on my true intentions, my real motivations. I just went with that "big bang" moment that seemed to come out of nowhere and I took it from there. I never stopped to ask: Why?
George Orwell and his essay on why he writes made me revisit those early days of reviewing and the months (years?) that have transpired since then. I found his considerations relevant to why I am doing what I do, and the structure he employed quite helpful for the organisation of my own scrambled thoughts. Also, it's a very good essay and I rated it five stars, in case you were here for just the review. If you find yourself even remotely interested in reading further through my recollections then I can wholeheartedly recommend George Orwell's original text.
Employing Orwell's essay structure, I should start with an understanding of my true nature and with a return to my childhood. Many of you already know that I was a happy, skinny, bespectacled and introverted child with no brothers or sisters and with a wonderful dog. I will not elaborate on that childhood too much since I already did that in other reviews, but these traits do explain a tendency to keep busy with solitary activities. As a child or teenager these activities strangely enough barely entailed reading or writing, aside from comic books and what was required for school. I found reading to be very boring. It felt like watching a movie with subtitles, only without the movie, and much slower. And with the advent of video games I truly had everything my solitary heart desired. The few books I had at that time turned yellow, collected dust and eventually got sold for twenty francs.
Fast forward to the internet, with its chat rooms and forums devoted to games and the dominance of the English language in those settings. At a certain point I spent more time on the Internet discussing game strategies rather than playing the games themselves, as I also started commenting on the personal stories and the societal comments people invariably shared on these things. It is now, also through remembering some emails and letters I sent, I realise that it was mainly the writing in itself that I enjoyed, especially in English. All I needed was something worthwhile to write about.
Another fast forward to much later to when I finally started reading, also in English. Murakami's "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" proved to be the perfect present and as I read and finished that one I couldn't wait to start another book and then another and then another. Forget about slow. Forget about "where are the pictures?". Finally the movies I always wanted were playing in my mind as I sped through the pages. But after a couple of books a sad realisation gripped me as I asked myself: "What was the Murakami book about again? Something about a well and melanoma?". Clearly I had forgotten. I've always been someone who got through life more on the basis of an understanding in the moment rather than a remembering of the past. There are a lot of things to be said for traveling light and taking nothing with you on your travels, but I figured I preferred to try and collect some souvenirs at least. Hence the idea to write reviews.
So that's the narrative. But Orwell also comes up with a list of motives, especially when it comes to writing in order to be read, which clearly apply to my case:
Sheer egoism
"The desire to seem clever."
Check! The immediate feedback-system on 欧宝娱乐 coupled with its exceedingly generous community makes this motive a potentially overpowering one.
Aesthetic enthusiasm
"The desire to share an experience which one feels is valuable and ought not to be missed."
Check! Hope you got 's books in your libraries! I think I stressed that enough by now. In the case of reviewing it can also be the opposite of aesthetic enthusiasm, for cases where you would like to dissuade people from ever getting near a certain book. Having seen some negative reviews, those can be pretty enthusiastic as well.
Historical impulse
"The desire to see things as they are, to find out true facts and store them up for use of posterity."
On the one hand I can't say Check! here because I'm dealing in opinions rather than facts, but on the other hand, as is the case with "classics", some general opinions turn into facts and it's nice to either try and debunk them or wholeheartedly defend their status. In essence to see for yourself what all the fuss is about and reach your own conclusions. Moreover the discussions on books and society that often ensue on this website are often very enriching to me and teach me in much the same way a history teacher would, so what the hell: Check!
Political purpose
"The desire to push the world in a certain direction, to alter people's idea of the kind of society they should strive after."
Dump Trump!, uhh, I mean Check!
So there we have it. A "why" that has been answered, if not fully, at least partially. A reason for writing that Orwell shortly touched upon as well is "for a living". But I think only very few here get compensation in financial terms, not counting gifted books in return for reviews. Unless you guys know something that I don't. In any case, in the end the most important reason lies in the amalgam of all those reasons enumerated above, an amalgam that I can only describe as: I love being here.
Just kidding, that's not a reason, that's circular reasoning. But I almost made you tear up, didn't I?
It's true though. I do!
August 7, 2015
賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 毓賳 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞 賷噩賲毓 亘賷賳 丿賮鬲賷賴 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱孬賯丕賮賷丞/丕賱賳賯丿賷丞 賱賱氐丨賮賷 賵丕賱乇賵丕卅賷 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷 噩賵乇賵噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱貙 賵賱囟賷賯 丕賱賲爻丕丨丞 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賰丕賳 爻兀鬲丨丿孬 鈥撡佡傌�- 毓賳 丕賱賲賯丕賱 丕賱匕賷 丨賲賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕爻賲賴 "賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責".
賵乇睾賲 兀賳 丕賱爻丐丕賱 賷鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 賰賱賲鬲賷賳 賱丕 睾賷乇 廿賱丕 兀賳賴 賷丨鬲賲賱 賲卅丕鬲 廿賳 賱賲 賷賰賳 丌賱丕賮 丕賱廿噩丕亘丕鬲. 廿噩丕亘丕鬲 賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 鬲丕賮賴丞 賵賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 爻胤丨賷丞 賵賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 爻丕匕噩丞 賵賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 毓賲賷賯丞 廿賱丕 兀賳賴丕 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 禺丕胤卅丞. 賮賲亘乇乇丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 鬲禺鬲賱賮 賲賳 卮禺氐 廿賱賶 丌禺乇貙 亘賱 廿賳賴丕 兀賯乇亘 賲丕 鬲賰賵賳 廿賱賶 亘氐賲丕鬲 丕賱兀氐丕亘毓 丕賱鬲賷 賷爻鬲丨賷賱 兀賳 鬲鬲胤丕亘賯.
賮睾丕亘乇賷賷賱 賲丕乇賰賷夭 鈥撡呚勜з�- 賷賰鬲亘 "賱賰賷 賷賳丕賱 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丨亘 兀氐丿賯丕卅賴"貙 賵鬲賵賮賷賯 丕賱丨賰賷賲 賷賰鬲亘 賱賴丿賮 賵丕丨丿 .. 賴賵 "廿孬丕乇丞 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賱賰賷 賷賮賰乇"貙 兀賲丕 賲丨賲賵丿 丿乇賵賷卮 賮賴賵 賷賰鬲亘 賱兀賳賴 "亘賱丕 賴賵賷丞 賵賱丕 丨亘 賵賱丕 賵胤賳 賵賱丕 丨乇賷丞".
賵賱賰賳 賱賲丕匕丕 賷賰鬲亘 噩賵乇賵噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱責
賷毓鬲賯丿 兀賵乇賵賷賱 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 兀乇亘毓丞 丿賵丕賮毓 賱賱賰鬲丕亘丞 鬲賵噩丿 亘丿乇噩丕鬲 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲丞 -丨爻亘 丕賱噩賵 丕賱毓丕賲- 賱丿賶 賰賱 賰丕鬲亘. 賵兀賵賱 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵丕賮毓 賴賷 "丨亘 丕賱匕丕鬲 丕賱氐乇賮" 兀賵 亘賲毓賳賶 丌禺乇 "丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 兀賳 鬲亘丿賵 匕賰賷丕.. 兀賳 賷鬲賲 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳賰.. 兀賳 鬲匕賰乇 亘毓丿 丕賱賲賵鬲.. 兀賳 鬲賳鬲賯賲 賲賳 丕賱賰亘丕乇 丕賱匕賷賳 賵亘禺賵賰 賮賷 胤賮賵賱鬲賰... 丕賱禺. 賲賳 丕賱賴乇丕亍 丕賱鬲馗丕賴乇 亘兀賳 賴匕丕 賱賷爻 亘丿丕賮毓 亘賱 丿丕賮毓 賯賵賷"貙 兀賲賾丕 丕賱丿賾丕賮毓 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賮賴賵 毓賳丿 兀賵乇賵賷賱 "丕賱丨賲丕爻 丕賱噩賲丕賱賷: 廿丿乇丕賰 丕賱噩賲丕賱 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷 兀賵 賲賳 賳丕丨賷丞 兀禺乇賶 賮賷 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 賵鬲乇鬲賷亘賴丕 丕賱氐丨賷丨.. 丕賱亘賴噩丞 賲賳 兀孬乇 氐賵鬲 賵丕丨丿 毓賱賶 丕賱丌禺乇.. 賮賷 鬲賲丕爻賰 丕賱賳孬乇 丕賱噩賷丿 兀賵 廿賷賯丕毓 賯氐丞 噩賷丿.. 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 賲卮丕乇賰丞 鬲噩乇亘丞 賷卮毓乇 丕賱賲乇亍 兀賳賴丕 賯賷賾賲丞 賵賷鬲毓賷賳 毓丿賲 鬲賮賵賷鬲賴丕". 丕賱丿丕賮毓 丕賱孬丕賱孬 兀爻賲丕賴 兀賵乇賵賷賱 "丕賱丨丕賮夭 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷: 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 乇丐賷丞 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 賰賲丕 賴賷 賱丕賰鬲卮丕賮 丨賯丕卅賯 氐丨賷丨丞 賵丨賮馗賴丕 賲賳 兀噩賱 廿爻鬲禺丿丕賲 丕賱兀噩賷丕賱 丕賱賯丕丿賲丞" 兀賲丕 丕賱丿丕賮毓 丕賱乇丕亘毓 賮賴賵 "丕賱賴丿賮 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷" 賵賴賵 賷毓賳賷 亘匕賱賰 "丕賱乇睾賷丞 賮賷 丿賮毓 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賮賷 丕鬲噩丕賴 賲毓賷賳: 賱鬲睾賷賷乇 兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 丨賵賱 賳賵毓 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱匕賷 賷賳亘睾賷 毓賱賷賴賲 丕賱爻毓賷 賳丨賵賴"
亘毓丿 兀賳 賷賳鬲賴賷 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賲賳 爻乇丿 丕賱丿賵丕賮毓 丕賱兀乇亘毓丞 賷丐賰丿 亘兀賳賴 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 賰鬲丕亘 賷禺賱賵 賲賳 丕賱鬲丨賷夭 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷貙 賵兀賳 丕賱乇兀賷
丕賱賯丕卅賱 亘囟乇賵乇丞 毓丿賲 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 丕賱賮賳 亘丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 賴賵 亘丨丿 匕丕鬲賴 賲賵賯賮 爻賷丕爻賷.
賵賷爻乇丿 兀賵乇賵賷賱 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賲毓 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賮賷賯賵賱 亘兀賳賴 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賰丕賳 卮禺氐丕 "鬲乇噩丨 賮賷賴 賰賮丞 丕賱丿賵丕賮毓 丕賱孬賱丕孬丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 毓賱賶 賰賮丞 丕賱乇丕亘毓" 兀賷 "丕賱丿丕賮毓 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷" 賱賰賳賴 亘毓丿 兀賳 賲乇賾 亘丕賱賮賯乇 賵亘丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱賮卮賱 兀丿賶 匕賱賰 丕賱賶 鬲毓丕馗賲 賰乇丕賴賷鬲賴 賱賱爻賱胤賵賷丞 賵噩毓賱賴 賵丕毓賷丕 賱賱賲乇丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 亘賵噩賵丿 丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱毓丕賲賱丞貙 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 賱賲 鬲賰賳 賰丕賮賷丞 賱賲賳丨賴 鬲賵噩賴丕 爻賷丕爻賷丕 丿賯賷賯丕. 亘毓丿賴丕 噩丕亍 賴鬲賱乇 賵丕賱丨乇亘 丕賱丕爻亘丕賳賷丞 丕賱兀賴賱賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀丿丕乇鬲 賰賮丞 丕賱賲賷夭丕賳貙 賵賲賳匕卅匕 毓乇賮 兀賷賳 賷賯賮. 賮賰賱 爻胤乇 鈥撠ㄘ池� 兀賵乇賵賷賱 - 賲賳 丕賱毓賲賱 丕賱噩丕丿 丕賱匕賷 賰鬲亘賴 賲賳匕 1937 賯丿 賰鬲亘賴 亘卮賰賱 賲亘丕卮乇 兀賵 睾賷乇 賲亘丕卮乇 囟丿 丕賱卮賲賵賱賷丞 賵賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱丿賷賲賯乇丕胤賷丞 丕賱丕卮鬲乇丕賰賷丞 賰賲丕 賷賮賴賲賴丕. 賷賳賴賷 兀賵乇賵賷賱 爻乇丿 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 亘賯賵賱賴 "兀賳 兀賰孬乇 賲丕 乇睾亘鬲 亘賴 胤賵丕賱 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱毓卮乇 丕賱賲丕囟賷丞 賴賵 兀賳 兀噩毓賱 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賮賳賸丕!"
賵乇亘賲丕 賴匕丕 賲丕 噩毓賱 賲賳 噩賵乇噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賵丕丨丿丕賸 賲賳 兀毓馗賲 賰鬲賾丕亘 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲
賵乇睾賲 兀賳 丕賱爻丐丕賱 賷鬲賰賵賳 賲賳 賰賱賲鬲賷賳 賱丕 睾賷乇 廿賱丕 兀賳賴 賷丨鬲賲賱 賲卅丕鬲 廿賳 賱賲 賷賰賳 丌賱丕賮 丕賱廿噩丕亘丕鬲. 廿噩丕亘丕鬲 賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 鬲丕賮賴丞 賵賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 爻胤丨賷丞 賵賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 爻丕匕噩丞 賵賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 毓賲賷賯丞 廿賱丕 兀賳賴丕 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 禺丕胤卅丞. 賮賲亘乇乇丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 鬲禺鬲賱賮 賲賳 卮禺氐 廿賱賶 丌禺乇貙 亘賱 廿賳賴丕 兀賯乇亘 賲丕 鬲賰賵賳 廿賱賶 亘氐賲丕鬲 丕賱兀氐丕亘毓 丕賱鬲賷 賷爻鬲丨賷賱 兀賳 鬲鬲胤丕亘賯.
賮睾丕亘乇賷賷賱 賲丕乇賰賷夭 鈥撡呚勜з�- 賷賰鬲亘 "賱賰賷 賷賳丕賱 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丨亘 兀氐丿賯丕卅賴"貙 賵鬲賵賮賷賯 丕賱丨賰賷賲 賷賰鬲亘 賱賴丿賮 賵丕丨丿 .. 賴賵 "廿孬丕乇丞 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賱賰賷 賷賮賰乇"貙 兀賲丕 賲丨賲賵丿 丿乇賵賷卮 賮賴賵 賷賰鬲亘 賱兀賳賴 "亘賱丕 賴賵賷丞 賵賱丕 丨亘 賵賱丕 賵胤賳 賵賱丕 丨乇賷丞".
賵賱賰賳 賱賲丕匕丕 賷賰鬲亘 噩賵乇賵噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱責
賷毓鬲賯丿 兀賵乇賵賷賱 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 兀乇亘毓丞 丿賵丕賮毓 賱賱賰鬲丕亘丞 鬲賵噩丿 亘丿乇噩丕鬲 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲丞 -丨爻亘 丕賱噩賵 丕賱毓丕賲- 賱丿賶 賰賱 賰丕鬲亘. 賵兀賵賱 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵丕賮毓 賴賷 "丨亘 丕賱匕丕鬲 丕賱氐乇賮" 兀賵 亘賲毓賳賶 丌禺乇 "丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 兀賳 鬲亘丿賵 匕賰賷丕.. 兀賳 賷鬲賲 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳賰.. 兀賳 鬲匕賰乇 亘毓丿 丕賱賲賵鬲.. 兀賳 鬲賳鬲賯賲 賲賳 丕賱賰亘丕乇 丕賱匕賷賳 賵亘禺賵賰 賮賷 胤賮賵賱鬲賰... 丕賱禺. 賲賳 丕賱賴乇丕亍 丕賱鬲馗丕賴乇 亘兀賳 賴匕丕 賱賷爻 亘丿丕賮毓 亘賱 丿丕賮毓 賯賵賷"貙 兀賲賾丕 丕賱丿賾丕賮毓 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賮賴賵 毓賳丿 兀賵乇賵賷賱 "丕賱丨賲丕爻 丕賱噩賲丕賱賷: 廿丿乇丕賰 丕賱噩賲丕賱 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷 兀賵 賲賳 賳丕丨賷丞 兀禺乇賶 賮賷 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 賵鬲乇鬲賷亘賴丕 丕賱氐丨賷丨.. 丕賱亘賴噩丞 賲賳 兀孬乇 氐賵鬲 賵丕丨丿 毓賱賶 丕賱丌禺乇.. 賮賷 鬲賲丕爻賰 丕賱賳孬乇 丕賱噩賷丿 兀賵 廿賷賯丕毓 賯氐丞 噩賷丿.. 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 賲卮丕乇賰丞 鬲噩乇亘丞 賷卮毓乇 丕賱賲乇亍 兀賳賴丕 賯賷賾賲丞 賵賷鬲毓賷賳 毓丿賲 鬲賮賵賷鬲賴丕". 丕賱丿丕賮毓 丕賱孬丕賱孬 兀爻賲丕賴 兀賵乇賵賷賱 "丕賱丨丕賮夭 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷: 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 乇丐賷丞 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 賰賲丕 賴賷 賱丕賰鬲卮丕賮 丨賯丕卅賯 氐丨賷丨丞 賵丨賮馗賴丕 賲賳 兀噩賱 廿爻鬲禺丿丕賲 丕賱兀噩賷丕賱 丕賱賯丕丿賲丞" 兀賲丕 丕賱丿丕賮毓 丕賱乇丕亘毓 賮賴賵 "丕賱賴丿賮 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷" 賵賴賵 賷毓賳賷 亘匕賱賰 "丕賱乇睾賷丞 賮賷 丿賮毓 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賮賷 丕鬲噩丕賴 賲毓賷賳: 賱鬲睾賷賷乇 兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 丨賵賱 賳賵毓 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱匕賷 賷賳亘睾賷 毓賱賷賴賲 丕賱爻毓賷 賳丨賵賴"
亘毓丿 兀賳 賷賳鬲賴賷 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賲賳 爻乇丿 丕賱丿賵丕賮毓 丕賱兀乇亘毓丞 賷丐賰丿 亘兀賳賴 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 賰鬲丕亘 賷禺賱賵 賲賳 丕賱鬲丨賷夭 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷貙 賵兀賳 丕賱乇兀賷
丕賱賯丕卅賱 亘囟乇賵乇丞 毓丿賲 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 丕賱賮賳 亘丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 賴賵 亘丨丿 匕丕鬲賴 賲賵賯賮 爻賷丕爻賷.
賵賷爻乇丿 兀賵乇賵賷賱 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賲毓 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賮賷賯賵賱 亘兀賳賴 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賰丕賳 卮禺氐丕 "鬲乇噩丨 賮賷賴 賰賮丞 丕賱丿賵丕賮毓 丕賱孬賱丕孬丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 毓賱賶 賰賮丞 丕賱乇丕亘毓" 兀賷 "丕賱丿丕賮毓 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷" 賱賰賳賴 亘毓丿 兀賳 賲乇賾 亘丕賱賮賯乇 賵亘丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱賮卮賱 兀丿賶 匕賱賰 丕賱賶 鬲毓丕馗賲 賰乇丕賴賷鬲賴 賱賱爻賱胤賵賷丞 賵噩毓賱賴 賵丕毓賷丕 賱賱賲乇丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 亘賵噩賵丿 丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱毓丕賲賱丞貙 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 賱賲 鬲賰賳 賰丕賮賷丞 賱賲賳丨賴 鬲賵噩賴丕 爻賷丕爻賷丕 丿賯賷賯丕. 亘毓丿賴丕 噩丕亍 賴鬲賱乇 賵丕賱丨乇亘 丕賱丕爻亘丕賳賷丞 丕賱兀賴賱賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀丿丕乇鬲 賰賮丞 丕賱賲賷夭丕賳貙 賵賲賳匕卅匕 毓乇賮 兀賷賳 賷賯賮. 賮賰賱 爻胤乇 鈥撠ㄘ池� 兀賵乇賵賷賱 - 賲賳 丕賱毓賲賱 丕賱噩丕丿 丕賱匕賷 賰鬲亘賴 賲賳匕 1937 賯丿 賰鬲亘賴 亘卮賰賱 賲亘丕卮乇 兀賵 睾賷乇 賲亘丕卮乇 囟丿 丕賱卮賲賵賱賷丞 賵賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱丿賷賲賯乇丕胤賷丞 丕賱丕卮鬲乇丕賰賷丞 賰賲丕 賷賮賴賲賴丕. 賷賳賴賷 兀賵乇賵賷賱 爻乇丿 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 亘賯賵賱賴 "兀賳 兀賰孬乇 賲丕 乇睾亘鬲 亘賴 胤賵丕賱 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱毓卮乇 丕賱賲丕囟賷丞 賴賵 兀賳 兀噩毓賱 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賮賳賸丕!"
賵乇亘賲丕 賴匕丕 賲丕 噩毓賱 賲賳 噩賵乇噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賵丕丨丿丕賸 賲賳 兀毓馗賲 賰鬲賾丕亘 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲
December 21, 2024
Where the writer Orwell commands admiration with his fantastic novels, here it is the committed and uncompromising man who commands respect, with the added pleasure of hearing and feeling an extraordinary personality on these pages.
Through this compilation of five texts, we discover the author in so many admirable facets: that he witnesses state lies during the Spanish War, of media or literary mediocrity, that he denounces the sordid condition of indigent patients in a Parisian hospital with practices barely healthier than in the 19th century, the role of the writer or even that he reveals the artistic journey taken to construct his work. Orwell reveals himself as a man driven by a rare requirement both on a political and creative level, with a broad and lucid vision of totalitarianism, engaged with courage in the distraught times he lived through.
Through this compilation of five texts, we discover the author in so many admirable facets: that he witnesses state lies during the Spanish War, of media or literary mediocrity, that he denounces the sordid condition of indigent patients in a Parisian hospital with practices barely healthier than in the 19th century, the role of the writer or even that he reveals the artistic journey taken to construct his work. Orwell reveals himself as a man driven by a rare requirement both on a political and creative level, with a broad and lucid vision of totalitarianism, engaged with courage in the distraught times he lived through.
May 6, 2019
What do they know of Orwell who only Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four know?
-Irving Howe
Why do one write? What is the urgency to write or what is the need to write anything at all? Does one actually have control what one is writing or there is some profound force which influences one鈥檚 consciousness or sub-consciousness to do so. Perhaps one writes to get rid of tribulations of life going in his/ her head. For, there must be some way to disburse these anxious ordeals; and what better way it could be than to write. We may say, arguably though, that an author, or any one for that matter, writes to express, to get away from the insanity which might take one over if one does not decide to flush out the thoughts boiling up in the head; one expresses the turmoil one feels in consciousness, though he may choose different ways to do it- sometimes words are simply used to render the tumult and turbulence he might be going through while sometimes words are deftly used to concoct an escapade which may indirectly covey his thoughts. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. For all one knows that demon is simply the same instinct that makes a baby squall for attention. Are there any innate values which shape up an author鈥檚 writing method? And what is the role of one鈥檚 upbringing, ideals hold in childhood, belief system, in motivating one to be an author. It may be said, though arguably again, that writing is a self-driven and ever evolving personal engagement but development of language is influenced and shaped by other authors one would have followed during early years; it stems from personal experience and the innate connection one bore to literature from early age.
Orwell鈥檚 essay- Why do I write- is a peculiar but reasonably specific form of writing, it鈥檚 an essay which may be quite content to raise an issue, force it on a reader鈥檚 attention, but then to ruminate and speculate, neither to orate nor pontificate; above all it will seem personal not objective, will give a sense of listening to an extended conversation by an odd but interesting individual. Orwell鈥檚 wish 鈥榯o make political writing into an art鈥� led to a bold but carefully phrased claim for the originality of his essay. He proposed that everyone who writes has some form of political bias, and the more one is conscious of one鈥� s political bias, the more chance one has of acting politically without sacrificing one鈥檚 aesthetic and intellectual integrity. He said that one can not assess a writer鈥檚 motives without knowing something of his/ her early development. The subject matter of an author will be determined by the age he lives in, his childhood; the kind of stories authors imagine in their childhood have reflected in their styles which they adopted over the years.
Orwell proposed that there are four main motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose- egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse and political purpose, though degree of these motives may vary from one author to another and even in one author their proportions may vary from time to time. The desire to be talked about, to be remembered after death- which satisfies our ego- are quintessential to writers. Orwell said that serious writers are on the whole more vain and self- centered, though less interested in money. So, if not money then what they entices them- is fame not a manifestation of ego? Desire to share an experience which one feels is valuable but aesthetic motive is, what Orwell felt, very feeble in a lot of writers; perception of beauty in words and their arrangements is one of the prime motives to write. The other motive he talked about is historical importance 鈥� desire to see things as they are, to find out facts and store them up for the use of posterity. The role of history and historian has changed over the years, as philosopher and historian Foucault sought to critically examine the seemingly straight forward questions and the responses they had inspired. He directed his most sustained skepticism toward those responses鈥攁mong them, race, the unity of reason or the psyche, progress, and liberation鈥擧e directed his most sustained skepticism toward those responses鈥攁mong them, race, the unity of reason or the psyche, progress, and liberation. But those were ages of imperialism that probably that has affected the thought process of the intellectuals then. Orwell maintained that no book is genuinely free from political bias, the opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.
The great mass of human beings are not acutely selfish. After the age of about thirty they abandon individual ambition- in many cases, indeed, they almost abandon the sense of being individuals at all- and live chiefly for others, or are simply smothered under drudgery. But there is also the minority of gifted, willful people who are determined to live their own lives to the end, and writers belong in this class.
There is another problem, perhaps subtler, which is of language and it may take too long to discuss; Orwell said that of later years he tried to write less picturesquely and more exactly. By the time one perfected any style of writing one has always outgrown it. Orwell developed language of satire as he progressed through his career; he was fully conscious of what he was doing during writing Animal Farm, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole. Satire- laughter of free man- is like meditation wherein stories are written without any reference to any political power, it is an imaginative satire for the targets to become wider over time. A good cap fits many heads or can be made to do so with only a little stretching. He deliberately chose to write in the plain style for the very reason that he thought it the best way to reach the common reader and to convey truths. As he felt that the common man was the best hope for civilization, rather than proletarian man or aristocracies or elites of any kind.
Orwell鈥檚 great skill lies in using the essay as a mode of expression are part of his cult of the ordinary, his faith in common sense and common man. His plain style also reveals an metaphysical intensity about the value of ordinary things, a kind of secular pietism.
-Irving Howe
Why do one write? What is the urgency to write or what is the need to write anything at all? Does one actually have control what one is writing or there is some profound force which influences one鈥檚 consciousness or sub-consciousness to do so. Perhaps one writes to get rid of tribulations of life going in his/ her head. For, there must be some way to disburse these anxious ordeals; and what better way it could be than to write. We may say, arguably though, that an author, or any one for that matter, writes to express, to get away from the insanity which might take one over if one does not decide to flush out the thoughts boiling up in the head; one expresses the turmoil one feels in consciousness, though he may choose different ways to do it- sometimes words are simply used to render the tumult and turbulence he might be going through while sometimes words are deftly used to concoct an escapade which may indirectly covey his thoughts. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. For all one knows that demon is simply the same instinct that makes a baby squall for attention. Are there any innate values which shape up an author鈥檚 writing method? And what is the role of one鈥檚 upbringing, ideals hold in childhood, belief system, in motivating one to be an author. It may be said, though arguably again, that writing is a self-driven and ever evolving personal engagement but development of language is influenced and shaped by other authors one would have followed during early years; it stems from personal experience and the innate connection one bore to literature from early age.
Orwell鈥檚 essay- Why do I write- is a peculiar but reasonably specific form of writing, it鈥檚 an essay which may be quite content to raise an issue, force it on a reader鈥檚 attention, but then to ruminate and speculate, neither to orate nor pontificate; above all it will seem personal not objective, will give a sense of listening to an extended conversation by an odd but interesting individual. Orwell鈥檚 wish 鈥榯o make political writing into an art鈥� led to a bold but carefully phrased claim for the originality of his essay. He proposed that everyone who writes has some form of political bias, and the more one is conscious of one鈥� s political bias, the more chance one has of acting politically without sacrificing one鈥檚 aesthetic and intellectual integrity. He said that one can not assess a writer鈥檚 motives without knowing something of his/ her early development. The subject matter of an author will be determined by the age he lives in, his childhood; the kind of stories authors imagine in their childhood have reflected in their styles which they adopted over the years.
Orwell proposed that there are four main motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose- egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse and political purpose, though degree of these motives may vary from one author to another and even in one author their proportions may vary from time to time. The desire to be talked about, to be remembered after death- which satisfies our ego- are quintessential to writers. Orwell said that serious writers are on the whole more vain and self- centered, though less interested in money. So, if not money then what they entices them- is fame not a manifestation of ego? Desire to share an experience which one feels is valuable but aesthetic motive is, what Orwell felt, very feeble in a lot of writers; perception of beauty in words and their arrangements is one of the prime motives to write. The other motive he talked about is historical importance 鈥� desire to see things as they are, to find out facts and store them up for the use of posterity. The role of history and historian has changed over the years, as philosopher and historian Foucault sought to critically examine the seemingly straight forward questions and the responses they had inspired. He directed his most sustained skepticism toward those responses鈥攁mong them, race, the unity of reason or the psyche, progress, and liberation鈥擧e directed his most sustained skepticism toward those responses鈥攁mong them, race, the unity of reason or the psyche, progress, and liberation. But those were ages of imperialism that probably that has affected the thought process of the intellectuals then. Orwell maintained that no book is genuinely free from political bias, the opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.
The great mass of human beings are not acutely selfish. After the age of about thirty they abandon individual ambition- in many cases, indeed, they almost abandon the sense of being individuals at all- and live chiefly for others, or are simply smothered under drudgery. But there is also the minority of gifted, willful people who are determined to live their own lives to the end, and writers belong in this class.
There is another problem, perhaps subtler, which is of language and it may take too long to discuss; Orwell said that of later years he tried to write less picturesquely and more exactly. By the time one perfected any style of writing one has always outgrown it. Orwell developed language of satire as he progressed through his career; he was fully conscious of what he was doing during writing Animal Farm, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole. Satire- laughter of free man- is like meditation wherein stories are written without any reference to any political power, it is an imaginative satire for the targets to become wider over time. A good cap fits many heads or can be made to do so with only a little stretching. He deliberately chose to write in the plain style for the very reason that he thought it the best way to reach the common reader and to convey truths. As he felt that the common man was the best hope for civilization, rather than proletarian man or aristocracies or elites of any kind.
Orwell鈥檚 great skill lies in using the essay as a mode of expression are part of his cult of the ordinary, his faith in common sense and common man. His plain style also reveals an metaphysical intensity about the value of ordinary things, a kind of secular pietism.
December 5, 2024
鈥淲hy do you write?鈥� must have been a question George Orwell was asked countless times in his short life. Indeed, anyone who has seriously tried to write must ask themselves this now and then. It is usually a stressful, solitary and for the most part thankless task, yet for some the drive is constant and impossible to ignore; it always has been and always will be. As George Orwell said:
鈥淚 seemed to be making this descriptive effort almost against my will, under a kind of compulsion from outside.鈥�
In the summer of 1946, the now defunct London literary magazine 鈥淕补苍驳谤别濒鈥� decided to ask a selection of writers to explain why they write. Perhaps for the first time George Orwell addressed the question in public, giving as always a frank and honest assessment. He looked back over his whole oeuvre of work so far. The essay has become more significant than he might have supposed, because poignantly, George Orwell was to die less than four years later, at the age of 46.
Why I Write therefore reads as a sort of extremely short autobiography of George Orwell, and why he became a writer. He describes a childhood probably familiar to many, with childish attempts to write poems about a tiger, or other aspects of nature. He remembers one 鈥済丑补蝉迟濒测鈥� short story, and some comic verse, as well as what he was required to write for school. But what interested me about this part of his life, was his description of carrying on a continuous 鈥渟tory鈥� about himself in his head. He maintained that this was like a rather humdrum running commentary of what he was doing, rather than anything creative.
In part this reminded me of an obsessive relative I knew, who would routinely comment on what she was doing (鈥淣ow I鈥檓 putting the carrots on to boil鈥� kind of thing), but also, I noted with surprise, of myself. For as long as I can remember, if I have needed to speak to a large group of people, I have gone over and over what I would say in my head beforehand, rehearsing and improving it. Perhaps this is not unusual, but I also tend to prepare whatever I am going to write in my head beforehand too. This includes both formal letters, and also long chatty ones to friends, or journals, and so on. I mentioned this once to my husband, who is a writer, but my own 鈥渋nner running commentary鈥� baffled him. Obviously then, I haven鈥檛 hitherto shared it more widely, anticipating a slightly embarrassed hasty retreat from friends and neighbours. Nowadays, it tends to be my reviews for 欧宝娱乐 which are written in my head, before they find their way to the keyboard. It does though make me wonder whether many of us have a version of George Orwell鈥檚 inner monologue, and if it does not have a routine outlet, whether in some this becomes the irresistible urge to write.
Perhaps it also sometimes stems from a tendency to be introverted. George Orwell tells us that he was a lonely child who would make up stories and hold conversations with imaginary people. His own desire to write seems to be linked to his feeling of being as he says 鈥渋solated and undervalued鈥�. During the First World War, when he was still a child, George Orwell had two poems published in the local newspaper, and that was the beginning of his publishing career.
George Orwell concludes that by this, he knew he would be a writer from a very young age. Although he tried to abandon the idea in early adulthood, as many do, he knew it was his true calling and that he would eventually 鈥渟ettle down and write books鈥�. When he was in his twenties, he had ambitions of writing as he says:
鈥渆normous naturalistic novels with unhappy endings, full of detailed descriptions and arresting similes, and also full of purple passages in which words were used partly for the sake of their sound鈥�.
We might dispute that George Orwell ever wrote 鈥減urple passages鈥�, but he maintains that his first novel, 鈥淏urmese Days鈥� (1934), was this kind of book.
He then goes in to identify what he sees as four chief motives for anyone becoming a writer. The first, he frankly admits, is egoism: the desire to be thought clever, to be talked about when alive and remembered after death鈥攅ven perhaps to get your own back on anyone who might have snubbed your early efforts and aspirations. Any writer who disputes this, he roundly remarks is talking 鈥渉耻尘产耻驳鈥�. But then George Orwell always speaks his mind, as in:
鈥淪erious writers, I should say, are on the whole more vain and self-centered than journalists, though less interested in money.鈥�
The second is aesthetic enthusiasm: the perception of beauty in the world around the writer, as well as the beauty of language itself: its words and forms. George Orwell maintains that there are very few examples of writing which are entirely free from these aesthetic considerations.
The third is an historical impulse: a desire to see things as they are, to discover the truth, and present it faithfully as a record for the future.
George Orwell鈥檚 fourth reason is perhaps the one which has been the most misunderstood. It is that of political purpose鈥攁lthough he immediately qualifies this statement with the words:
鈥渦sing the word 鈥榩olitical鈥� in the widest possible sense.鈥�
By this time, George Orwell had come to realise that his best writing was when he felt passionately about a particular cause. Earlier in this essay, he had identified the Spanish Civil War as the defining event which had shaped the political slant of his writing. Here he asserts that all writers have a desire to push the world in a certain direction, and to change what people believe about society. He goes further:
鈥淣o book is genuinely free from political bias. The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.鈥�
These are very particular and specific assertions. George Orwell鈥檚 style is minimal and precise. Earlier in 1946, he had written an essay called 鈥淧olitics and the English Language鈥� in which he heavily criticised the deliberate use of misleading language in politics. He loathed the skewed language of party politics, and had given many examples of meaningless slogans and bombastic rhetoric. Of any writer, he says:
鈥淗is subject-matter will be determined by the age he lives in鈥攁t least this is true in tumultuous, revolutionary ages like our own鈥攂ut before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape.鈥�
By this we can see that although George Orwell identified the Spanish Civil War as his personal breakthrough, it is his moral principles and ethical beliefs which underpin any and all of his political affiliations. Even though he was English, and was not involved in Spanish life and culture, he felt so passionately about individuals鈥� rights and freedoms that he travelled to Spain to fight for the Republicans against Franco鈥檚 Nationalists. Yet he had waited 10 years to write this essay, so this is a carefully considered retrospective opinion, looking back over all his life up to that point.
Indeed, throughout his life, George Orwell went through several different political affiliations. He had worked for the British colonial government in Burma and India, but also for a Communist newspaper. He had once described himself as a 鈥淭辞谤测-补苍补谤肠丑颈蝉迟鈥�, but more often as a democratic socialist. George Orwell liked to provoke arguments by challenging the status quo, but was also very English in his love of traditional values. His political views were extremely complex, but by the time of this essay he states:
鈥淓very line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.鈥�
At the time of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell had been strongly influenced by the Trotskyist and anarchist critiques of the Soviet regime, and after Spain by the anarchists鈥� emphasis on individual freedom. One of the key insights in Why I Write is the link he makes between his own efforts to become a successful writer and the broader political scene at the time. The Spanish Civil War, and the rise of Nazism, fascism, and Stalinism, all gave him a clear sense of what he should write about. He returned from Catalonia a staunch anti-Stalinist, and joined the British Independent Labour Party in June 1938.
By the time of this essay, George Orwell鈥檚 conception of socialism was of a traditionally planned economy, alongside democracy. His emphasis on 鈥渄emocracy鈥� places a strong emphasis on civil liberties within a socialist economy. To create memes from the observational gems in this essay, quoting them out of context and superimposing a simplistic idea of his political affiliations, is to travesty what George Orwell was trying to do. Both extremes of political persuasions have adopted his phrases in this essay, to support their own jingoism. George Orwell must be turning in his grave.
The year before this essay, his near-perfect satire, the novel 鈥淎nimal Farm鈥� had been published, resulting in both critical and commercial literary success. Of it he says:
鈥淎nimal Farm was the first book in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole. I have not written a novel for seven years, but I hope to write another fairly soon. It is bound to be a failure, every book is a failure, but I do know with some clarity what kind of book I want to write.鈥�.
By now he was seriously ill and desperate to get away from London to the island of Jura, Scotland, in order to start work on it. In the event his words proved to be poignant and ironic, since his next book was to be his final one, the hugely influential masterpiece 鈥淣ineteen Eighty-Four鈥�. These two novels, often the only ones readers now remember, exemplify what he claims in this essay:
鈥淲hat I have most wanted to do 鈥� is to make political writing into an art.鈥�
George Orwell, the lonely introverted child, admits that for him personally, the first three motives would naturally far outweigh the fourth; that he felt 鈥渇辞谤肠别诲鈥� into political writing, because of the age he lived in. It is difficult to think of anyone less devious and manipulative in his writing than George Orwell. He deplored the hyperbole of political language, and how all its propaganda debased language, promulgating inaccuracies. With his lucid prose and keen eye, the political world of slippery ethics, pamphleteering and broken promises seems a world away.
Whatever your own political persuasion, it is impossible to deny that George Orwell acted on his underlying principles throughout his life. The political scene helped him to sharpen and hone his own writing. He wrote with a purpose, and describes that as a 鈥減olitical purpose鈥�, but it is clearly very different from how we colloquially use that phrase in the 21st century. The cause, or party may have differed for George Orwell according to the time, country or context, but his sense of injustice remained constant. Remember his words:
鈥淢y starting point is always a feeling of partisanship, a sense of injustice. When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, 鈥業 am going to produce a work of art鈥�. I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.鈥�
These are not the words a politician would say (or only in rare cases). They are the words of a highly principled, honourable person with an overpowering urge to write. It is surprising that George Orwell is principally known for 鈥减辞濒颈迟颈肠补濒鈥� writing, when his passion is clearly to right wrongs, and tailor his writing to his ethical and social principles. Truth and a sense of justice are essential. After all:
鈥淲riting a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist or understand.鈥�
Many who aspire to write will read this essay out of curiosity鈥攁nd find it really rings a bell for them. The political causes or parties George Orwell joined, or even quite literally fought for, were therefore an outward expression of his inner principles. That is what he means by 鈥減olitical purpose鈥�. His life was cruelly cut short. This essay is typically frank, and forthright, seeming to address each reader personally.
We cannot know how George Orwell would feel had he lived for 40 or so more years, and which political cause he would have embraced. But we can be sure that he would always feel passionately committed to writing with a social or 鈥减辞濒颈迟颈肠补濒鈥� purpose, and would never produce what he called 鈥渓颈蹿别濒别蝉蝉鈥� prose.
***
鈥淎nd the more one is conscious of one鈥檚 political bias, the more chance one has of acting politically without sacrificing one鈥檚 aesthetic and intellectual integrity.鈥�
鈥淚 seemed to be making this descriptive effort almost against my will, under a kind of compulsion from outside.鈥�
In the summer of 1946, the now defunct London literary magazine 鈥淕补苍驳谤别濒鈥� decided to ask a selection of writers to explain why they write. Perhaps for the first time George Orwell addressed the question in public, giving as always a frank and honest assessment. He looked back over his whole oeuvre of work so far. The essay has become more significant than he might have supposed, because poignantly, George Orwell was to die less than four years later, at the age of 46.
Why I Write therefore reads as a sort of extremely short autobiography of George Orwell, and why he became a writer. He describes a childhood probably familiar to many, with childish attempts to write poems about a tiger, or other aspects of nature. He remembers one 鈥済丑补蝉迟濒测鈥� short story, and some comic verse, as well as what he was required to write for school. But what interested me about this part of his life, was his description of carrying on a continuous 鈥渟tory鈥� about himself in his head. He maintained that this was like a rather humdrum running commentary of what he was doing, rather than anything creative.
In part this reminded me of an obsessive relative I knew, who would routinely comment on what she was doing (鈥淣ow I鈥檓 putting the carrots on to boil鈥� kind of thing), but also, I noted with surprise, of myself. For as long as I can remember, if I have needed to speak to a large group of people, I have gone over and over what I would say in my head beforehand, rehearsing and improving it. Perhaps this is not unusual, but I also tend to prepare whatever I am going to write in my head beforehand too. This includes both formal letters, and also long chatty ones to friends, or journals, and so on. I mentioned this once to my husband, who is a writer, but my own 鈥渋nner running commentary鈥� baffled him. Obviously then, I haven鈥檛 hitherto shared it more widely, anticipating a slightly embarrassed hasty retreat from friends and neighbours. Nowadays, it tends to be my reviews for 欧宝娱乐 which are written in my head, before they find their way to the keyboard. It does though make me wonder whether many of us have a version of George Orwell鈥檚 inner monologue, and if it does not have a routine outlet, whether in some this becomes the irresistible urge to write.
Perhaps it also sometimes stems from a tendency to be introverted. George Orwell tells us that he was a lonely child who would make up stories and hold conversations with imaginary people. His own desire to write seems to be linked to his feeling of being as he says 鈥渋solated and undervalued鈥�. During the First World War, when he was still a child, George Orwell had two poems published in the local newspaper, and that was the beginning of his publishing career.
George Orwell concludes that by this, he knew he would be a writer from a very young age. Although he tried to abandon the idea in early adulthood, as many do, he knew it was his true calling and that he would eventually 鈥渟ettle down and write books鈥�. When he was in his twenties, he had ambitions of writing as he says:
鈥渆normous naturalistic novels with unhappy endings, full of detailed descriptions and arresting similes, and also full of purple passages in which words were used partly for the sake of their sound鈥�.
We might dispute that George Orwell ever wrote 鈥減urple passages鈥�, but he maintains that his first novel, 鈥淏urmese Days鈥� (1934), was this kind of book.
He then goes in to identify what he sees as four chief motives for anyone becoming a writer. The first, he frankly admits, is egoism: the desire to be thought clever, to be talked about when alive and remembered after death鈥攅ven perhaps to get your own back on anyone who might have snubbed your early efforts and aspirations. Any writer who disputes this, he roundly remarks is talking 鈥渉耻尘产耻驳鈥�. But then George Orwell always speaks his mind, as in:
鈥淪erious writers, I should say, are on the whole more vain and self-centered than journalists, though less interested in money.鈥�
The second is aesthetic enthusiasm: the perception of beauty in the world around the writer, as well as the beauty of language itself: its words and forms. George Orwell maintains that there are very few examples of writing which are entirely free from these aesthetic considerations.
The third is an historical impulse: a desire to see things as they are, to discover the truth, and present it faithfully as a record for the future.
George Orwell鈥檚 fourth reason is perhaps the one which has been the most misunderstood. It is that of political purpose鈥攁lthough he immediately qualifies this statement with the words:
鈥渦sing the word 鈥榩olitical鈥� in the widest possible sense.鈥�
By this time, George Orwell had come to realise that his best writing was when he felt passionately about a particular cause. Earlier in this essay, he had identified the Spanish Civil War as the defining event which had shaped the political slant of his writing. Here he asserts that all writers have a desire to push the world in a certain direction, and to change what people believe about society. He goes further:
鈥淣o book is genuinely free from political bias. The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.鈥�
These are very particular and specific assertions. George Orwell鈥檚 style is minimal and precise. Earlier in 1946, he had written an essay called 鈥淧olitics and the English Language鈥� in which he heavily criticised the deliberate use of misleading language in politics. He loathed the skewed language of party politics, and had given many examples of meaningless slogans and bombastic rhetoric. Of any writer, he says:
鈥淗is subject-matter will be determined by the age he lives in鈥攁t least this is true in tumultuous, revolutionary ages like our own鈥攂ut before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape.鈥�
By this we can see that although George Orwell identified the Spanish Civil War as his personal breakthrough, it is his moral principles and ethical beliefs which underpin any and all of his political affiliations. Even though he was English, and was not involved in Spanish life and culture, he felt so passionately about individuals鈥� rights and freedoms that he travelled to Spain to fight for the Republicans against Franco鈥檚 Nationalists. Yet he had waited 10 years to write this essay, so this is a carefully considered retrospective opinion, looking back over all his life up to that point.
Indeed, throughout his life, George Orwell went through several different political affiliations. He had worked for the British colonial government in Burma and India, but also for a Communist newspaper. He had once described himself as a 鈥淭辞谤测-补苍补谤肠丑颈蝉迟鈥�, but more often as a democratic socialist. George Orwell liked to provoke arguments by challenging the status quo, but was also very English in his love of traditional values. His political views were extremely complex, but by the time of this essay he states:
鈥淓very line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.鈥�
At the time of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell had been strongly influenced by the Trotskyist and anarchist critiques of the Soviet regime, and after Spain by the anarchists鈥� emphasis on individual freedom. One of the key insights in Why I Write is the link he makes between his own efforts to become a successful writer and the broader political scene at the time. The Spanish Civil War, and the rise of Nazism, fascism, and Stalinism, all gave him a clear sense of what he should write about. He returned from Catalonia a staunch anti-Stalinist, and joined the British Independent Labour Party in June 1938.
By the time of this essay, George Orwell鈥檚 conception of socialism was of a traditionally planned economy, alongside democracy. His emphasis on 鈥渄emocracy鈥� places a strong emphasis on civil liberties within a socialist economy. To create memes from the observational gems in this essay, quoting them out of context and superimposing a simplistic idea of his political affiliations, is to travesty what George Orwell was trying to do. Both extremes of political persuasions have adopted his phrases in this essay, to support their own jingoism. George Orwell must be turning in his grave.
The year before this essay, his near-perfect satire, the novel 鈥淎nimal Farm鈥� had been published, resulting in both critical and commercial literary success. Of it he says:
鈥淎nimal Farm was the first book in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole. I have not written a novel for seven years, but I hope to write another fairly soon. It is bound to be a failure, every book is a failure, but I do know with some clarity what kind of book I want to write.鈥�.
By now he was seriously ill and desperate to get away from London to the island of Jura, Scotland, in order to start work on it. In the event his words proved to be poignant and ironic, since his next book was to be his final one, the hugely influential masterpiece 鈥淣ineteen Eighty-Four鈥�. These two novels, often the only ones readers now remember, exemplify what he claims in this essay:
鈥淲hat I have most wanted to do 鈥� is to make political writing into an art.鈥�
George Orwell, the lonely introverted child, admits that for him personally, the first three motives would naturally far outweigh the fourth; that he felt 鈥渇辞谤肠别诲鈥� into political writing, because of the age he lived in. It is difficult to think of anyone less devious and manipulative in his writing than George Orwell. He deplored the hyperbole of political language, and how all its propaganda debased language, promulgating inaccuracies. With his lucid prose and keen eye, the political world of slippery ethics, pamphleteering and broken promises seems a world away.
Whatever your own political persuasion, it is impossible to deny that George Orwell acted on his underlying principles throughout his life. The political scene helped him to sharpen and hone his own writing. He wrote with a purpose, and describes that as a 鈥減olitical purpose鈥�, but it is clearly very different from how we colloquially use that phrase in the 21st century. The cause, or party may have differed for George Orwell according to the time, country or context, but his sense of injustice remained constant. Remember his words:
鈥淢y starting point is always a feeling of partisanship, a sense of injustice. When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, 鈥業 am going to produce a work of art鈥�. I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.鈥�
These are not the words a politician would say (or only in rare cases). They are the words of a highly principled, honourable person with an overpowering urge to write. It is surprising that George Orwell is principally known for 鈥减辞濒颈迟颈肠补濒鈥� writing, when his passion is clearly to right wrongs, and tailor his writing to his ethical and social principles. Truth and a sense of justice are essential. After all:
鈥淲riting a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist or understand.鈥�
Many who aspire to write will read this essay out of curiosity鈥攁nd find it really rings a bell for them. The political causes or parties George Orwell joined, or even quite literally fought for, were therefore an outward expression of his inner principles. That is what he means by 鈥減olitical purpose鈥�. His life was cruelly cut short. This essay is typically frank, and forthright, seeming to address each reader personally.
We cannot know how George Orwell would feel had he lived for 40 or so more years, and which political cause he would have embraced. But we can be sure that he would always feel passionately committed to writing with a social or 鈥减辞濒颈迟颈肠补濒鈥� purpose, and would never produce what he called 鈥渓颈蹿别濒别蝉蝉鈥� prose.
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鈥淎nd the more one is conscious of one鈥檚 political bias, the more chance one has of acting politically without sacrificing one鈥檚 aesthetic and intellectual integrity.鈥�
May 26, 2024
This was an interesting book outlining George Orwell's raison d'锚tre for writing. Part social commentary and part leftist tirade, Why I Write elegantly captures Orwell's sociopolitical stance as a writer. He argues quite convincingly that every writer intrinsically has a political purpose in addition to other motivations related to egoism, aesthetics and historical impulse. In his case Orwell clearly has strong leftist (i.e., pro-communist) sentiments. Understandably, this was at a time when many Soviet bloc countries were performing well economically and were therefore the darlings of many western socialists and communists. Towards the end of this work, he also veers off on a slight tangent, perhaps his hobbyhorse at the time, in which he is quite critical about the degradation in the quality of writing in Western media. Despite this, I found Why I Write to be a very thought-provoking book, that I would recommend to others.
September 4, 2011
Sometimes it would be nice to get a little closer to the author of your favourite books. See things a little more from their perspective and, you know, really get inside their heads. There are various approaches which can be taken in order to achieve this. Isabelle Arundell was quite a big fan of the work produced by writer, explorer and all round fantasy-adventurer Richard Burton. She achieved closeness by monitoring his globe trotting adventures, hanging out in part of London which he frequented, reading all his books and eventually all this hard work paid off and she married him. Score! Of course this process took approximately ten years so unless you have a large savings account and the patience of a saint then this approach may not be for you.
There's also the Anne Wilkes in Misery approach. The eponymous film (and yes, I know it was a book first and foremost, before anyone comments!) starring James Caan showcased the best and most psychopathic way of bagging your own literary super star. Admittedly a lot of this relied purely on chance... Wilkes simply lucked out when author Paul Sheldon drunkenly "parks" his car in a giant snowdrift and she's the only one around to help. However, lopping off the limbs of your favourite writers is probably not the best way to ingratiate yourself or secure a starring role in their next book. Particularly if you're fond of chopping off their typing fingers.
Option number three is to get hold of an authors essays- in this case, George Orwell's "Why I write". If you're a fan of all things Orwellian then this is great little book which provides a framework for his literary life; experiences and ideas that Orwell used to create some of his literary masterpieces including 1984, Animal Farm and The Road to Wigan Pier. The four essays contained within this book (Why I write, The Lion and the Unicorn, A Hanging and Politics and the English Language) provide intriguing insights into Orwell's life experiences including the development of his political ideology in the 1930s and 1940s, his time in Burma and a short and personal discussion on the decrepitude of the English Language (if only he'd lived to see how much more bloody the butchering of the English Language has become). Short, informative and excellent.
However, if none of the above appeal to you and you're not prepared to read essays or simply wait for your favourite author to conveniently drop into your lap then perhaps hanging around outside Waterstones with a sack, some duct tape and hopeful look on your face is a better route.
There's also the Anne Wilkes in Misery approach. The eponymous film (and yes, I know it was a book first and foremost, before anyone comments!) starring James Caan showcased the best and most psychopathic way of bagging your own literary super star. Admittedly a lot of this relied purely on chance... Wilkes simply lucked out when author Paul Sheldon drunkenly "parks" his car in a giant snowdrift and she's the only one around to help. However, lopping off the limbs of your favourite writers is probably not the best way to ingratiate yourself or secure a starring role in their next book. Particularly if you're fond of chopping off their typing fingers.
Option number three is to get hold of an authors essays- in this case, George Orwell's "Why I write". If you're a fan of all things Orwellian then this is great little book which provides a framework for his literary life; experiences and ideas that Orwell used to create some of his literary masterpieces including 1984, Animal Farm and The Road to Wigan Pier. The four essays contained within this book (Why I write, The Lion and the Unicorn, A Hanging and Politics and the English Language) provide intriguing insights into Orwell's life experiences including the development of his political ideology in the 1930s and 1940s, his time in Burma and a short and personal discussion on the decrepitude of the English Language (if only he'd lived to see how much more bloody the butchering of the English Language has become). Short, informative and excellent.
However, if none of the above appeal to you and you're not prepared to read essays or simply wait for your favourite author to conveniently drop into your lap then perhaps hanging around outside Waterstones with a sack, some duct tape and hopeful look on your face is a better route.
November 30, 2017
This is a varied group of essays of equally fascinating proportions. Contrary to what the title led me to believe, not all of these centre around writing and this, instead, was only the title of the first essay in this collection of four.
The first and last essays, Why I Write and Politics and the English Language (of which I have a full review here) were both my particular favourites and the ones that dealt with purely the art of writing. I felt I learned a lot from both of these and are must-reads for any aspiring author.
The second essay, The Unicorn and the Lion, was the most politically concerned and took the largest segment of space, in this anthology. This dealt with Orwell's contemporary political climate but much of what he wrote could be adapted to our modern day society. His projections for the future were eerily accurate and made for a fascinating read.
The third essay, A Hanging, dealt with what the title suggests. This seemed the most random, and morbid, of the four essays collected here but on closer inspection was just as politically inclined as its neighbours. The hanging in question took place during wartime and it discusses the reactions of those witnessing the death, and many others before it.
Despite not being entirely the read I had anticipated, I found this a fascinating and worthy addition to my bookshelves, and have fallen in love with the minimalist beauty of the entire Penguin Great Ideas collection.
The first and last essays, Why I Write and Politics and the English Language (of which I have a full review here) were both my particular favourites and the ones that dealt with purely the art of writing. I felt I learned a lot from both of these and are must-reads for any aspiring author.
The second essay, The Unicorn and the Lion, was the most politically concerned and took the largest segment of space, in this anthology. This dealt with Orwell's contemporary political climate but much of what he wrote could be adapted to our modern day society. His projections for the future were eerily accurate and made for a fascinating read.
The third essay, A Hanging, dealt with what the title suggests. This seemed the most random, and morbid, of the four essays collected here but on closer inspection was just as politically inclined as its neighbours. The hanging in question took place during wartime and it discusses the reactions of those witnessing the death, and many others before it.
Despite not being entirely the read I had anticipated, I found this a fascinating and worthy addition to my bookshelves, and have fallen in love with the minimalist beauty of the entire Penguin Great Ideas collection.
June 13, 2014
賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責
毓賳賵丕賳 賲禺丕丿毓 賳賵毓丕賸 賲丕貙 賮賴賵 賷賵賴賲賰 兀賳賰 賲賯亘賱 毓賱賶 賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賵亘丕爻鬲賮丕囟丞 毓賳 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲賴貙 鬲禺賷賱鬲 賵兀賳丕 兀卮鬲乇賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 鈥� 亘賱丕 鬲氐賮丨 賲丕 丿丕賲 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱 鈥� 賰賱 丕賱丨丿賷孬 丕賱匕賷 爻賷丿賵乇 毓賳 (1984) 賵(賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳) 賵(賲鬲卮乇丿丕賸 賮賷 亘丕乇賷爻 賵賱賳丿賳) 賵(丕賱胤乇賷賯 廿賱賶 乇氐賷賮 賵賷睾丕賳) 賵(丕賱丨賳賷賳 廿賱賶 賰丕鬲丕賱賵賳賷丕) 賵(丕亘賳丞 丕賱賯爻)貙 鬲禺賷賱鬲 鬲賱賰 丕賱賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱丨賲賷賲丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賷毓胤賮 賰鬲丕亘 毓賲賱丕賯 毓賱賶 賯乇丕卅賴 賮賷賲爻賰 亘兀賷丿賷賴賲 賵賷賯賵丿賴賲 廿賱賶 丕賱卮賵丕乇毓 丕賱禺賱賮賷丞 賱丨賷丕鬲賴貙 賰賷賮 鬲丨賵賱鬲 賲賵丕賯賮 賲丕 賵卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲丕 廿賱賶 賰鬲亘 賲匕賴賱丞貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱兀賵賱賷丞 兀氐丕亘鬲賳賷 亘禺賷亘丞 兀賲賱貙 賮丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賷爻 賰賲丕 丨賱賲鬲貙 賵廿賳賲丕 賴賵 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱 兀丨丿賴丕 亘毓賳賵丕賳 (賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責)貙 賴匕賴 丕賱禺賷亘丞 鬲亘丿丿鬲 爻乇賷毓丕賸貙 丨丕賱賲丕 丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 丕賱賵噩賴 丕賱丌禺乇 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱貙 賰丕鬲亘 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱賲賲鬲毓 賵丕賱噩賲賷賱貙 賴賰匕丕 賯賳毓鬲 亘賲丕 亘賷賳 賷丿賷 賵氐乇鬲 兀鬲賳賯賱 亘賷賳 (賵丕賯毓丞 卮賳賯) 卮賴丿賴丕 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賮賷 亘賵乇賲丕貙 賵賯氐丞 氐賷丿賴 賱賮賷賱貙 賵丕賱匕賰乇賷丕鬲 丕賱賲賲鬲毓丞 賱毓賲賱賴 賮賷 賲丨賱 賱亘賷毓 丕賱賰鬲亘貙 賵丕毓鬲乇丕賮丕鬲賴 賰賲乇丕噩毓 賰鬲亘貙 賵乇丐賷鬲賴 丨賵賱 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱噩賷丿丞 丕賱乇丿賷卅丞貙 賵賲卮丕賴丿丕鬲賴 丕賱賲丐賱賲丞 賮賷 賲乇丕賰卮貙 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 毓賳 賴鬲賱乇 賵丕賱丨乇亘 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 毓賳 丕賱賯賳亘賱丞 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞貙 睾丕賳丿賷貙 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳貙 丕賱卮丕賷貙 噩乇賷賲丞 丕賱賯鬲賱 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞貙 乇丨賱丕鬲 噩賷賱賮乇貙 賵賴噩賵賲 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷 毓賱賶 卮賰爻亘賷乇貙 賵賱賰賳 兀賴賲 賲賯丕賱賷賳 亘乇兀賷賷 賴賲丕 兀胤賵賱 賲賯丕賱賷賳貙 丨賷孬 丕賱兀賵賱 毓賳 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷 亘毓賳賵丕賳 (丿丕禺賱 丕賱丨賵鬲) 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷 (賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責) 毓賳 丿賵丕賮毓 兀賵乇賵賷賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘賷丞.
毓賳賵丕賳 賲禺丕丿毓 賳賵毓丕賸 賲丕貙 賮賴賵 賷賵賴賲賰 兀賳賰 賲賯亘賱 毓賱賶 賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賵亘丕爻鬲賮丕囟丞 毓賳 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲賴貙 鬲禺賷賱鬲 賵兀賳丕 兀卮鬲乇賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 鈥� 亘賱丕 鬲氐賮丨 賲丕 丿丕賲 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱 鈥� 賰賱 丕賱丨丿賷孬 丕賱匕賷 爻賷丿賵乇 毓賳 (1984) 賵(賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳) 賵(賲鬲卮乇丿丕賸 賮賷 亘丕乇賷爻 賵賱賳丿賳) 賵(丕賱胤乇賷賯 廿賱賶 乇氐賷賮 賵賷睾丕賳) 賵(丕賱丨賳賷賳 廿賱賶 賰丕鬲丕賱賵賳賷丕) 賵(丕亘賳丞 丕賱賯爻)貙 鬲禺賷賱鬲 鬲賱賰 丕賱賱丨馗丕鬲 丕賱丨賲賷賲丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賷毓胤賮 賰鬲丕亘 毓賲賱丕賯 毓賱賶 賯乇丕卅賴 賮賷賲爻賰 亘兀賷丿賷賴賲 賵賷賯賵丿賴賲 廿賱賶 丕賱卮賵丕乇毓 丕賱禺賱賮賷丞 賱丨賷丕鬲賴貙 賰賷賮 鬲丨賵賱鬲 賲賵丕賯賮 賲丕 賵卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賲丕 廿賱賶 賰鬲亘 賲匕賴賱丞貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱兀賵賱賷丞 兀氐丕亘鬲賳賷 亘禺賷亘丞 兀賲賱貙 賮丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賷爻 賰賲丕 丨賱賲鬲貙 賵廿賳賲丕 賴賵 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱 兀丨丿賴丕 亘毓賳賵丕賳 (賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責)貙 賴匕賴 丕賱禺賷亘丞 鬲亘丿丿鬲 爻乇賷毓丕賸貙 丨丕賱賲丕 丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 丕賱賵噩賴 丕賱丌禺乇 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱貙 賰丕鬲亘 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱賲賲鬲毓 賵丕賱噩賲賷賱貙 賴賰匕丕 賯賳毓鬲 亘賲丕 亘賷賳 賷丿賷 賵氐乇鬲 兀鬲賳賯賱 亘賷賳 (賵丕賯毓丞 卮賳賯) 卮賴丿賴丕 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賮賷 亘賵乇賲丕貙 賵賯氐丞 氐賷丿賴 賱賮賷賱貙 賵丕賱匕賰乇賷丕鬲 丕賱賲賲鬲毓丞 賱毓賲賱賴 賮賷 賲丨賱 賱亘賷毓 丕賱賰鬲亘貙 賵丕毓鬲乇丕賮丕鬲賴 賰賲乇丕噩毓 賰鬲亘貙 賵乇丐賷鬲賴 丨賵賱 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱噩賷丿丞 丕賱乇丿賷卅丞貙 賵賲卮丕賴丿丕鬲賴 丕賱賲丐賱賲丞 賮賷 賲乇丕賰卮貙 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 毓賳 賴鬲賱乇 賵丕賱丨乇亘 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 毓賳 丕賱賯賳亘賱丞 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞貙 睾丕賳丿賷貙 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳貙 丕賱卮丕賷貙 噩乇賷賲丞 丕賱賯鬲賱 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞貙 乇丨賱丕鬲 噩賷賱賮乇貙 賵賴噩賵賲 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷 毓賱賶 卮賰爻亘賷乇貙 賵賱賰賳 兀賴賲 賲賯丕賱賷賳 亘乇兀賷賷 賴賲丕 兀胤賵賱 賲賯丕賱賷賳貙 丨賷孬 丕賱兀賵賱 毓賳 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷 亘毓賳賵丕賳 (丿丕禺賱 丕賱丨賵鬲) 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷 (賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責) 毓賳 丿賵丕賮毓 兀賵乇賵賷賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘賷丞.
February 16, 2018
There are a few essays in this book, most of them I read before. However, a rereading was welcome, because there was only one essay that I had remembered quite well - Politics And the English Language. I read that one ages ago, when I was still a student. I must admit that Politics And the English Language is still one of my favourite essays by Orwell. It is simply brilliant. If there was a way to do it, I would force everyone to read it. Anyway, today I will review only one essay and that will be- Why I Write. The other essays in this book I will review when I review the editions I had originally read them in.
Why I Write was more personal in tone than I expected it to be. Not that I'm complaining. I consider Orwell to be one of the best essayists in the English language, if not the best. As much as I love the directness of his famous essay about the politics and the English language, I'm always interested in learning more about him, so this essay proved to be a wonderful read. In other words, I was only glad to read about Orwell's relationship with writing from a more personal point of view. Take a look at this, the opening sentence to this essay: "From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer. Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty-four I tried to abandon this idea, but I did so with the consciousness that I was outraging my true nature and that sooner or later I should have to settle down and write books." Now, that's pretty personal, isn't it?
Orwell's words made me think of other writers I admire and sure enough they also wrote about writing being essential to them, about feeling that it is a part of their nature. Is the need for writing something we are born with? Is it nurture or nature? I can't help noticing that a lot of writers, great writers, were rather sickly (or isolated/lonely) as children. For many great writers to be, childhood was a challenging time at best. I remember what Kazuo Ishiguro said about writing, how it is important to start writing young and not to wait for mature years, how you can write just as well and in some cases even better as young. How young is too young or is there such a a thing? Is it a coincidence that a lot of great writers had the habit of escaping into dream worlds as kids?
I read a few books of Orwell's collected essays so I remember reading about his unhappy and lonely childhood before. Still, I couldn't help being touched when I read this: " I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued." In addition, that sentence made me think about how much does childhood affects a writer. Is it perhaps the crucial time in a life of a writer, something one always comes back to, or is a place from where the inspiration comes, from where the feelings are born, both the good and the bad ones?
Orwell seems to be aware of all the complex influences on the writer and about this important subject he says the following: "I give all this background information because I do not think one can assess a writer's motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in 鈥� at least this is true in tumultuous, revolutionary ages like our own 鈥� but before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape. It is his job, no doubt, to discipline his temperament and avoid getting stuck at some immature stage, in some perverse mood; but if he escapes from his early influences altogether, he will have killed his impulse to write. Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose. They exist in different degrees in every writer, and in any one writer the proportions will vary from time to time, according to the atmosphere in which he is living."
Orwell goes on to explain how there are four main reasons why any writer writes: Sheer egoism, Aesthetic enthusiasm, Historical impulse and Political purpose. He explains it rather well, as you can imagine. I honestly think that any reader (and writer) for that matter will find that part of the essay extremely interesting. From there, Orwell continues to write a bit more about his own writing path, about historical events that influenced him and so on. Orwell says that by the end of 1935, he still didn't reach a solid decision about whether to be a writer or not. Orwell even included a little poem that he wrote as a result of his dilemma- to be or not to be a writer? I rather liked it, so I'll post it bellow:
A happy vicar I might have been
Two hundred years ago
To preach upon eternal doom
And watch my walnuts grow;
But born, alas, in an evil time,
I missed that pleasant haven,
For the hair has grown on my upper lip
And the clergy are all clean-shaven.
And later still the times were good,
We were so easy to please,
We rocked our troubled thoughts to sleep
On the bosoms of the trees.
All ignorant we dared to own
The joys we now dissemble;
The greenfinch on the apple bough
Could make my enemies tremble.
But girl's bellies and apricots,
Roach in a shaded stream,
Horses, ducks in flight at dawn,
All these are a dream.
It is forbidden to dream again;
We maim our joys or hide them:
Horses are made of chromium steel
And little fat men shall ride them.
I am the worm who never turned,
The eunuch without a harem;
Between the priest and the commissar
I walk like Eugene Aram;
And the commissar is telling my fortune
While the radio plays,
But the priest has promised an Austin Seven,
For Duggie always pays.
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls,
And woke to find it true;
I wasn't born for an age like this;
Was Smith? Was Jones? Were you?
After sharing this poem, Orwell talks a bit more about political writing, explain what it means and shows what its challenges are. At the conclusion of this essay, he gets a bit softer and opens up again. He talks about the process of writing with a refreshing honestly. There is one sentence that really stayed with me and I must share it - "Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. "
Why I Write was more personal in tone than I expected it to be. Not that I'm complaining. I consider Orwell to be one of the best essayists in the English language, if not the best. As much as I love the directness of his famous essay about the politics and the English language, I'm always interested in learning more about him, so this essay proved to be a wonderful read. In other words, I was only glad to read about Orwell's relationship with writing from a more personal point of view. Take a look at this, the opening sentence to this essay: "From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer. Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty-four I tried to abandon this idea, but I did so with the consciousness that I was outraging my true nature and that sooner or later I should have to settle down and write books." Now, that's pretty personal, isn't it?
Orwell's words made me think of other writers I admire and sure enough they also wrote about writing being essential to them, about feeling that it is a part of their nature. Is the need for writing something we are born with? Is it nurture or nature? I can't help noticing that a lot of writers, great writers, were rather sickly (or isolated/lonely) as children. For many great writers to be, childhood was a challenging time at best. I remember what Kazuo Ishiguro said about writing, how it is important to start writing young and not to wait for mature years, how you can write just as well and in some cases even better as young. How young is too young or is there such a a thing? Is it a coincidence that a lot of great writers had the habit of escaping into dream worlds as kids?
I read a few books of Orwell's collected essays so I remember reading about his unhappy and lonely childhood before. Still, I couldn't help being touched when I read this: " I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued." In addition, that sentence made me think about how much does childhood affects a writer. Is it perhaps the crucial time in a life of a writer, something one always comes back to, or is a place from where the inspiration comes, from where the feelings are born, both the good and the bad ones?
Orwell seems to be aware of all the complex influences on the writer and about this important subject he says the following: "I give all this background information because I do not think one can assess a writer's motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in 鈥� at least this is true in tumultuous, revolutionary ages like our own 鈥� but before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape. It is his job, no doubt, to discipline his temperament and avoid getting stuck at some immature stage, in some perverse mood; but if he escapes from his early influences altogether, he will have killed his impulse to write. Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose. They exist in different degrees in every writer, and in any one writer the proportions will vary from time to time, according to the atmosphere in which he is living."
Orwell goes on to explain how there are four main reasons why any writer writes: Sheer egoism, Aesthetic enthusiasm, Historical impulse and Political purpose. He explains it rather well, as you can imagine. I honestly think that any reader (and writer) for that matter will find that part of the essay extremely interesting. From there, Orwell continues to write a bit more about his own writing path, about historical events that influenced him and so on. Orwell says that by the end of 1935, he still didn't reach a solid decision about whether to be a writer or not. Orwell even included a little poem that he wrote as a result of his dilemma- to be or not to be a writer? I rather liked it, so I'll post it bellow:
A happy vicar I might have been
Two hundred years ago
To preach upon eternal doom
And watch my walnuts grow;
But born, alas, in an evil time,
I missed that pleasant haven,
For the hair has grown on my upper lip
And the clergy are all clean-shaven.
And later still the times were good,
We were so easy to please,
We rocked our troubled thoughts to sleep
On the bosoms of the trees.
All ignorant we dared to own
The joys we now dissemble;
The greenfinch on the apple bough
Could make my enemies tremble.
But girl's bellies and apricots,
Roach in a shaded stream,
Horses, ducks in flight at dawn,
All these are a dream.
It is forbidden to dream again;
We maim our joys or hide them:
Horses are made of chromium steel
And little fat men shall ride them.
I am the worm who never turned,
The eunuch without a harem;
Between the priest and the commissar
I walk like Eugene Aram;
And the commissar is telling my fortune
While the radio plays,
But the priest has promised an Austin Seven,
For Duggie always pays.
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls,
And woke to find it true;
I wasn't born for an age like this;
Was Smith? Was Jones? Were you?
After sharing this poem, Orwell talks a bit more about political writing, explain what it means and shows what its challenges are. At the conclusion of this essay, he gets a bit softer and opens up again. He talks about the process of writing with a refreshing honestly. There is one sentence that really stayed with me and I must share it - "Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. "
June 26, 2016
賷毓鬲賯丿 兀賵乇賵賷賱 丨賷賳 賷乇賷丿 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賵 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘鬲兀賱賷賮 賰鬲丕亘 兀賵 丨鬲賶 賳卮乇 賲賯丕賱丞 兀賳賴 孬賲丞 賰匕亘丞 賲丕 賷乇賷丿 賮囟丨賴丕貙 賵賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱廿毓鬲賯丕丿 丕賱賳亘賷賱 賵丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 丕賱毓賲賷賯 丕賳亘孬賯 賱賳丕 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賮賴賵 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 毓丿丞 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賰購鬲亘鬲 賮賷 賲乇丕丨賱 賲鬲亘丕毓丿丞 賲賳 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 丕爻鬲毓乇囟 賮賷賴丕 兀賮賰丕乇賴 丕賱賳賯丿賷丞 丕賱乇氐賷賳丞 丨賵賱 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘 ( 亘鬲卮丿賷丿 丕賱鬲丕亍).
賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕毓噩亘鬲賳賷 :
賰鬲亘 噩丿賷丿丞 乇丿賷卅丞
丕毓鬲乇丕賮丕鬲 賲乇丕噩毓 賰鬲亘
賱賷乇貙 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷貙 賵丕賱亘賴賱賵賱
賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕毓噩亘鬲賳賷 :
賰鬲亘 噩丿賷丿丞 乇丿賷卅丞
丕毓鬲乇丕賮丕鬲 賲乇丕噩毓 賰鬲亘
賱賷乇貙 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷貙 賵丕賱亘賴賱賵賱
August 28, 2017
George Orwell is a genius and I hope to read more of his works soon.
July 13, 2016
"兀賰孬乇 賲丕 乇睾亘鬲 亘賴 胤賵丕賱 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱毓卮乇 丕賱賲丕囟賷丞 賴賵 兀賳 兀噩毓賱 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賮賳丕賸."
毓賳丿賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 乇賵丕賷丕鬲: 1984貙 賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 賵賲鬲卮乇丿丕賸 賮賷 亘丕乇賷爻 賵賱賳丿賳貙 兀賳亘賴乇鬲 亘丕賱毓賯賱 丕賱禺丕乇賯 賵丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱鬲賳亘丐賷丞 賱噩賵乇噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱貙 賵賵丿鬲 賱賵 丕賯乇兀 噩賲賷毓 兀毓賲丕賱賴 賵亘毓丿賴丕 丕賯乇兀 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱匕賷 丕毓鬲賯丿鬲 亘廿賳賴 賷賮爻賾乇 賱賱賯乇賾丕亍 丕賱爻亘亘 丕賱匕賷 丿賮毓賴 賱廿賳鬲丕噩 乇賵丕卅毓賴貙 賱賰賳 丕賱賵賯鬲 賱賲 賷爻毓賮賳賷.
賷丨鬲賵賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賱賶 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賰鬲亘賴丕 兀賵乇賵賷賱 禺賱丕賱 賵亘毓丿 丕賱丨乇亘 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 亘毓囟 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 爻賷丕爻賷丞貨 丕賳鬲賯丿 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕乇 賵丕賱丕爻鬲亘丿丕丿 賵賷鬲賳亘兀 亘賲丕 爻賷賰賵賳 毓賱賷賴 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲爻鬲賯亘賱丕賸 賮賷 馗賱 鬲睾賷賾乇 賲賵丕夭賷賳 丕賱賯賵賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 賱鬲氐亘丨 亘賷丿 丿賵賱鬲賷賳 -兀賵 毓丕賱賲賷賳 賲禺鬲賱賮賷賳: 丕賱丕鬲丨丕丿 丕賱爻賵賮賷賷鬲賷 賵丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞- 賵馗賴賵乇 丕賱賯賳丕亘賱 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞. 賵丕賱亘毓囟 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 兀丿亘賷丞 丕賳鬲賯丿 賮賷賴丕 亘毓囟 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞 賵丕賱賰購鬲賾丕亘 賵丕賱卮毓乇丕亍 賮賷 賮鬲乇丞 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 賵丕賱孬賱丕孬賷賳丕鬲 賵賮鬲乇丞 丕賱丨乇亘 賵丨丕賱 丕賱兀丿亘 賵鬲兀孬賷乇賴 賮賷 丕賱鬲賵噩賴 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷.. 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 噩丿丕賸 亘賲賯丕賱丞 匕賰乇賷丕鬲 賲丨賱 亘賷毓 丕賱賰鬲亘貙 賰鬲亘 噩賷丿丞 乇丿賷卅丞貙 賰賵亘 賱胤賷賮 賲賳 丕賱卮丕賷貙 亘毓囟 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 毓賳 丕賱毓賱噩賵賲 丕賱卮丕卅毓 賵賴賰匕丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲爻乇賾丕鬲.
兀賲丕 賮賷 賲賯丕賱丞 賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘 賮賯丿 兀丨亘亘鬲 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰孬賷乇丕賸 賵兀丨亘亘鬲 鬲賯爻賷賲賴 賱兀爻亘丕亘 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賵賴匕丕 賷夭賷丿 丨賲丕爻賷 亘兀賳 丕賯乇兀 噩賲賷毓 兀毓賲丕賱賴
賱丕 兀賳賰乇 賲丿賶 丕賱氐毓賵亘丞 丕賱鬲賷 賵丕噩賴鬲賳賷 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱賳賯丿賷丞 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞 賰賵賳賷 賱賲 丕賯乇兀 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞 賵丕賱賯氐丕卅丿 丕賱鬲賷 丕賳鬲賯丿賴丕 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰賲丕 賮賷 賲賯丕賱丞 丿丕禺賱 丕賱丨賵鬲!. 賵賷賳胤亘賯 毓賱賷 丕賱賲孬賱 丕賱匕賷 賷賯賵賱 (賲孬賱 丕賱兀胤乇卮 亘丕賱夭賾賮丞).. 卮毓乇鬲 亘兀賳 兀賵乇賵賷賱 -夭賵賾丿 丕賱毓賷丕乇 卮賵賷- 賮賷 乇丿賴 毓賱賶 賳賯丿 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷 賱卮賷賰爻亘賷乇 賮賷 賲賯丕賱丞 賱賷乇貙 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷 賵丕賱亘賴賱賵賱貙 賱丕 兀毓乇賮 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賵丕囟賷毓 丕賱賳賯丿賷丞 鬲爻鬲毓氐賷 毓賱賶 賮賴賲賷 賵賲爻鬲賵丕賷 丕賱廿丿乇丕賰賷. 賵賱賲 兀賮賴賲 兀賷囟丕賸 丕賳鬲賯丕丿賴 賱賱賲賴丕鬲賲丕 睾丕賳丿賷 賵爻賷丕爻鬲賴 賵亘丿丕賷丞 丨賷丕鬲賴! - 賲丕 鬲乇賰 丨丿丕 賲賳 卮乇賾賴- ! 賱賰賳 賴匕丕 賱丕 賷賳賮賷 賲丿賶 廿毓噩丕亘賷 亘兀賵乇賵賷賱 丕賱賳丕賯丿 賵丕賱氐丨賮賷 丕賱匕賰賷 氐丕丨亘 賴匕丕 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賳賯丿賷 丕賱賲購亘賴乇 .賵兀賷囟丕賸 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賱賲 鬲賰賳 噩賷丿丞 噩丿丕賸 賮亘毓囟 丕賱噩賲賱 鬲丨鬲丕噩 廿賱賶 廿毓丕丿丞 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕 賱鬲賮賴賲 賲丕 賴賵 丕賱賲賯氐賵丿. 賱賰賳 賰賰賱 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵夭丕丿 廿毓噩丕亘賷 賵丨購亘賾賷 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱.. 賳毓賲 賳毓賲 丕賱爻賷丿 噩賵乇噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱 毓亘賯乇賷 亘賱丕 卮賰 賵賲賳 兀毓馗賲 賲賳 賰鬲亘 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲.
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賮賷 賲賯丕賱鬲賷賳 兀賵 孬賱丕孬丞 乇亘賲丕 卮毓乇鬲 亘兀賳賳賷 賲孬賱 丕賱賲乇丨賵賲 賷賵賳爻 卮賱亘賷 賮賷 賲爻乇丨賷丞 丕賱毓賷丕賱 賰亘乇鬲:
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March 11, 2014
鬲毓乇賮鬲 毓賱賶 兀賵乇賵賷賱 丕賱兀賰孬乇 丨丿丞貙 丕賱賲鬲賴賰賲 亘賲乇丕乇丞貙 丕賱賲賱鬲夭賲 爻賷丕爻賷丕 賵兀禺賱丕賯賷丕 鬲噩丕賴 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳貙 賵丕賱匕賷 賷賯丿爻 廿賳爻丕賳賷鬲賴 廿賱賶 丿乇噩丞 丕賱賲胤丕賱亘丞 亘丕賯鬲乇丕賮 丕賱兀禺胤丕亍 賵賲丨丕乇亘丞 賲亘丿兀 丕賱賯丿爻賷丞 .. 爻乇丿 乇氐賷賳 賵賱睾丞 賲鬲丨賮馗丞 賵賲毓 匕賱賰 賴賷 賯丿賷乇丞 廿賱賶 丨丿 亘毓賷丿.
April 15, 2013
Each one of us has to decide what we want to do with the days that unfold, way too quickly. Orwell's penmanship cuts through the wordiness that only a man that knows what he wanted, where he was at, and where he wanted to go could achieve.
As a writer myself, I am on a journey where I also knew with a lighting-bolt shift in consciousness at 31 years of age that I was to write. And so my eyes still in a soft thrill, when I find a writer that I can learn from, to understand me, my craft, and life better. Orwell, accomplishes this on so many levels, and why? Honesty, experience, and reflection.
He raises the four great motives for why writer's write, at any rate for writing prose, which are the backbone, the keystone, of why he, and other writer's write: sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose.
As kids we ask why, why, why. And this is a great way to learn for them, to understand, to relate to, and as it is here, by asking why, we become better writers. We start to lose our self-consciousness, and gain self-respect, and the most important trait...self-confidence. And as a result gain a deep-seeded respect for the craft of writing. Our mentors, which we all have, have tussled and hustled their way through the red-tape of their minds, their life, to breakthrough as a writer worthy of being a mentor.
Refining the style to become more exact rather than picturesque was his pursuit. To expose a lie. To be true to himself. To share with the world the truth according to George Orwell.
My, my, how invigorating it is to see a writer love words in this way, and as he states, "Good prose is like a windowpane." This to the end is also my pursuit.
I loved it, and he is definitely one of my mentors.
As a writer myself, I am on a journey where I also knew with a lighting-bolt shift in consciousness at 31 years of age that I was to write. And so my eyes still in a soft thrill, when I find a writer that I can learn from, to understand me, my craft, and life better. Orwell, accomplishes this on so many levels, and why? Honesty, experience, and reflection.
He raises the four great motives for why writer's write, at any rate for writing prose, which are the backbone, the keystone, of why he, and other writer's write: sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose.
As kids we ask why, why, why. And this is a great way to learn for them, to understand, to relate to, and as it is here, by asking why, we become better writers. We start to lose our self-consciousness, and gain self-respect, and the most important trait...self-confidence. And as a result gain a deep-seeded respect for the craft of writing. Our mentors, which we all have, have tussled and hustled their way through the red-tape of their minds, their life, to breakthrough as a writer worthy of being a mentor.
Refining the style to become more exact rather than picturesque was his pursuit. To expose a lie. To be true to himself. To share with the world the truth according to George Orwell.
My, my, how invigorating it is to see a writer love words in this way, and as he states, "Good prose is like a windowpane." This to the end is also my pursuit.
I loved it, and he is definitely one of my mentors.
June 10, 2019
To understand why this book means to me as much as it does, it is important to do what Orwell does in the beginning of this book - go back to my childhood. When I was eleven years old, and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I had one answer: "I don't know what I want to do, but I know I'll never work in politics." Oh, how wrong I was!
A combination of having to closely follow elections because my grandfather did, and watching Aaron Sorkin shows, primarily, however, piqued my interest in said field, the field I had refused to wade in. Indeed, there are a myriad of reasons why I study politics. There are, however, exactly two reasons for why I want to write about politics, and George Orwell is one of them. The other is Stephen Kinzer.
Orwell, throughout his book emphasises on one main fact: that all writing is political. And while that has not shaped my world view or what I write, I believe that it is the cardinal rule we need to accept before we write. Even if, unlike me, you don't write about why we should redefine human trafficking or something equally depressing. General fiction, plays, even thrillers and romance novels, are political. The politics of the writer has a way of seeping into the writing, and that's only a fact of nature.
The primary reason I think everyone should read this book is because Orwell practises what he preaches. The key to good writing, he explains is to keep it simple and stick to the point, and that is what he does. Why I Write is but a hundred pages long. Whereas other books on writing, written by other authors I admire, are at least 3 times the length. Why I Write is indeed the antithesis to all the political writing we see today.
Of course, I'm going to end my review here. It would be a disservice to the man if I waxed poetic about this book, when the crux of his advice is to do exactly the opposite.
A combination of having to closely follow elections because my grandfather did, and watching Aaron Sorkin shows, primarily, however, piqued my interest in said field, the field I had refused to wade in. Indeed, there are a myriad of reasons why I study politics. There are, however, exactly two reasons for why I want to write about politics, and George Orwell is one of them. The other is Stephen Kinzer.
Orwell, throughout his book emphasises on one main fact: that all writing is political. And while that has not shaped my world view or what I write, I believe that it is the cardinal rule we need to accept before we write. Even if, unlike me, you don't write about why we should redefine human trafficking or something equally depressing. General fiction, plays, even thrillers and romance novels, are political. The politics of the writer has a way of seeping into the writing, and that's only a fact of nature.
The primary reason I think everyone should read this book is because Orwell practises what he preaches. The key to good writing, he explains is to keep it simple and stick to the point, and that is what he does. Why I Write is but a hundred pages long. Whereas other books on writing, written by other authors I admire, are at least 3 times the length. Why I Write is indeed the antithesis to all the political writing we see today.
Of course, I'm going to end my review here. It would be a disservice to the man if I waxed poetic about this book, when the crux of his advice is to do exactly the opposite.
May 29, 2019
The power of a pen and a mind unapologetically free.
It had been long since I read something by Orwell and I somehow craved for an honest prose.
Such an encounter with Orwell was like sitting with him face to face and letting him describe all he thought while writing his masterpieces. A much needed confrontation with a writer as raw as him.
鈥淲hen I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, 'I am going to produce a work of art.' I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.鈥�
It had been long since I read something by Orwell and I somehow craved for an honest prose.
Such an encounter with Orwell was like sitting with him face to face and letting him describe all he thought while writing his masterpieces. A much needed confrontation with a writer as raw as him.
鈥淲hen I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, 'I am going to produce a work of art.' I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.鈥�
October 21, 2018
賲賯丿賲賴 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 丕賶 亘乇丕賶 賴賲賴 賳賵卮鬲賴 賴丕賶 噩賵乇噩 丕賵乇賵賱
June 2, 2017
賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘
賮賷 賲氐丕賮丨鬲賷 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱 兀氐亘鬲 亘丕賱丿賴卮丞 貙 賰賳鬲 兀毓鬲賯丿 兀賳 賲噩丕賱 丕賵乇賵賷賱 賴賵 丕賱爻賷丕爻賴 賮賯胤 賵匕賱賰 亘丨賰賲 卮賴乇鬲賴 毓賳 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 1984 賵賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 貙 賱賰賳 賲丕 兀鬲囟丨 賱賷 兀賳賴 亘丕乇毓 賵噩丿丕 賮賷 賲噩丕賱丕鬲 毓丿賴 賵賷賲賱賰 賯賱賲 賲亘丿毓
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丕爻賮丕乇 噩賷賱賮丕乇 丕賷囟丕 賲賳 丕賱賳氐賵氐 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵賮賷賴丕 賷丨賱賱 丕賵乇賵賷賱 賳氐 爻賵賷賮鬲 丕賱匕賷 賷卮乇丨 賲丿賶 丕賱丕賳丨胤丕胤 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賷 賵賰賷賮賷賴 賯丿乇丞 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賮賷 亘賳丕亍 氐賮丕鬲 賱丿賵賱丞 賮丕囟賱丞 賷丨賱賲 亘賴丕 賴匕丕 丕賱賳氐 噩毓賱 賰鬲丕亘 丕爻賮丕乇 噩賱賷賮丕乇 囟賲賳 賯丕卅賲鬲賷 丨鬲賲丕
賮賷 賳氐 賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘 賵賴賵 丕賱賲賯鬲亘爻 毓賳賴 毓賳賵丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴丕 丕賵乇賵賷賱 毓賳 丿賵丕賮毓賴 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘賴 賵賯丿 賱禺氐賴丕 賮賷 丕乇亘毓丞 丕爻亘丕亘 賱賳 丕胤賱毓賰賲 毓賱賷賴丕 亘丕賱胤亘毓 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 賰賱 卮賷 亘爻賴賵賱賴.賴賳丕賰 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賳氐賵氐 丕賱乇丕卅毓賴 賲孬賱 賳氐 氐賷丿 賮賷賱 賴賰匕丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲爻乇丕鬲 賵賱丕 丕賳爻賶 丕賱賳氐 丕賱乇賯賷賯 賱賰賵亘 賱胤賷賮 賲賳 丕賱卮丕賷 貙亘丕賱胤亘毓 賱賳 鬲賰賵賳 賲氐丕賮丨鬲賷 丕賱丕禺賷乇丞 賱賴匕丕 丕賱毓馗賷賲
丕乇亘毓 賳噩賵賲
賮賷 賲氐丕賮丨鬲賷 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賱兀賵乇賵賷賱 兀氐亘鬲 亘丕賱丿賴卮丞 貙 賰賳鬲 兀毓鬲賯丿 兀賳 賲噩丕賱 丕賵乇賵賷賱 賴賵 丕賱爻賷丕爻賴 賮賯胤 賵匕賱賰 亘丨賰賲 卮賴乇鬲賴 毓賳 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 1984 賵賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 貙 賱賰賳 賲丕 兀鬲囟丨 賱賷 兀賳賴 亘丕乇毓 賵噩丿丕 賮賷 賲噩丕賱丕鬲 毓丿賴 賵賷賲賱賰 賯賱賲 賲亘丿毓
賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘 賴賵 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲賳賵毓賴 賰鬲亘賴丕 丕賵乇賵賷賱 鬲鬲亘丕賷賳 賮賷 噩賲丕賱賷鬲賴丕 賵賱丕 丕賯賵賱 丕賳賴 賷賵噩丿 賳氐 爻賷亍 賮賷賴丕 丕賱丕 兀賳賳賷 賱賲 丕爻鬲胤毓 賮賴賲 賲丕 賷賯氐丿 丿丕卅賲丕 禺氐賵氐丕 丕匕丕 賲賱 鬲賰賱賲 毓賳 賰鬲丕亘 賱賲 丕爻鬲胤毓 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賱賴賲 丕賵 丕賱毓孬賵乇 毓賱賶 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 亘毓丿 亘丨孬賷 賮賷 丕賱丕賳鬲乇賳鬲 賱賰賳賳賷 丿丕卅賲丕 賲丕 丕賳鬲賴賷 亘噩賲賱賴 丕賳賴 毓賱賶 丨賯
賱丕 丕亘丕賱睾 丕匕丕 賲丕 賯賱鬲 亘兀賳賳賷 賯乇兀鬲 丕賱賳氐 丕賱丕賵賱 賱睾丕賷丞 丕乇亘毓 賲乇丕鬲 賲賯丿丕乇 丕賱爻丨乇 賮賷賴 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 乇丕卅毓 賵賴賵 亘毓賳賵丕賳 賵丕賯毓賴 卮賳賯 賷賵氐賮 賮賷賴丕 丕賵乇賵賷賱 賲丿賶 賯賵丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丨鬲賶 丨賷賳 賲丨丕賵賱丞 丕賳賴丕亍賴丕 賵匕賱賰 丕孬賳丕亍 鬲賳賮賷匕 丨賰賲 丕賱丕毓丿丕賲 賮賷 亘賵乇賲丕 賰賷賮賷丞 丕賯鬲賷丕丿 丕賱賲丨賰賵賲 毓賱賷賴 賵丕孬賳丕亍 賲賳丕噩丕鬲賴 亘賱 丕賳賴 賱賲 賷睾賮賱 鬲賳丨賷丞 毓賳 亘乇賰賴 賲賵丨賱賴 乇睾賲 丕賳賴 賮賷 胤乇賷賯賴 賱賱賮賳丕亍
丕爻賮丕乇 噩賷賱賮丕乇 丕賷囟丕 賲賳 丕賱賳氐賵氐 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵賮賷賴丕 賷丨賱賱 丕賵乇賵賷賱 賳氐 爻賵賷賮鬲 丕賱匕賷 賷卮乇丨 賲丿賶 丕賱丕賳丨胤丕胤 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賷 賵賰賷賮賷賴 賯丿乇丞 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賮賷 亘賳丕亍 氐賮丕鬲 賱丿賵賱丞 賮丕囟賱丞 賷丨賱賲 亘賴丕 賴匕丕 丕賱賳氐 噩毓賱 賰鬲丕亘 丕爻賮丕乇 噩賱賷賮丕乇 囟賲賳 賯丕卅賲鬲賷 丨鬲賲丕
賮賷 賳氐 賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘 賵賴賵 丕賱賲賯鬲亘爻 毓賳賴 毓賳賵丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴丕 丕賵乇賵賷賱 毓賳 丿賵丕賮毓賴 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘賴 賵賯丿 賱禺氐賴丕 賮賷 丕乇亘毓丞 丕爻亘丕亘 賱賳 丕胤賱毓賰賲 毓賱賷賴丕 亘丕賱胤亘毓 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 賰賱 卮賷 亘爻賴賵賱賴.賴賳丕賰 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賳氐賵氐 丕賱乇丕卅毓賴 賲孬賱 賳氐 氐賷丿 賮賷賱 賴賰匕丕 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲爻乇丕鬲 賵賱丕 丕賳爻賶 丕賱賳氐 丕賱乇賯賷賯 賱賰賵亘 賱胤賷賮 賲賳 丕賱卮丕賷 貙亘丕賱胤亘毓 賱賳 鬲賰賵賳 賲氐丕賮丨鬲賷 丕賱丕禺賷乇丞 賱賴匕丕 丕賱毓馗賷賲
丕乇亘毓 賳噩賵賲
February 25, 2025
In this book Why I Write, Orwell doesn't discuss the creation of his brilliant works like 1984 & Animal Farm but rather the soul of the works - the 4 main motives for writing. He analyzes 4 motives: sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose.
So, he says: 鈥滻 write a book because I have a lie to expose, a fact to draw attention to, my initial concern is to have a chance to talk to people. But if this is not also an aesthetic experience, I wouldn't write a book, nor even a long magazine article." Perhaps it is this requirement that led him to write his immortal works 1984 and Animal Farm, which inspired Haruki Murakami to pay tribute to him with a book like 1Q84.
Reading this book, savoring his childhood at Eton, his various experiences of war, displacement, and death threats, and following him into his writing career, you will find the embodiment of the 4 main writing motives he analyzed. Then, when he begins to defend novels, you will see his research in literary theory, understand his analysis of the complex relationship between literature, art, and politics, see his love for books, literature, and art, and feel more deeply his pursuit of truth and desire for honesty. You will marvel at his brilliant way of expressing his thoughts - the highly imaginative 1984 and the fairy-tale-like Animal Farm. As Simon Leys wrote in Orwell,: 鈥�He began his literary career as a craftsman of insight and integrity, and ended as one of the great prophets of our century.
And of course reading Why I Write is easier than reading 1984 and Animal Farm, because Orwell straightforwardly reveals his heart without a hint of sarcasm or obscurity. However, the mood is equally heavy due to his unjust treatment at Eton, his various ordeals in the military, during World War II, and the Spanish Civil War. Finally, you understand why he consistently opposed totalitarianism, just as he said - 鈥滻 cannot, and will not, completely abandon the worldview formed during my childhood." Since then, he had already been forced into the meat grinder of totalitarianism, and he experienced deep pain long before any of us felt anything.
Through this book, you will also discover that Orwell was not only a political prophet, novelist, literary critic, and book reviewer but also a stylistic critic. He held many roles, closely related to his life experiences. His experiences allowed him to see dangers that most people could not. 鈥滾ooking back through my work, I see that when I lack a political purpose, my work invariably becomes lifeless, resulting in hollow, pretentious articles filled with meaningless sentences and phrases, and entire pieces of nonsense."This is precisely what Simon Leys mentioned: 鈥漊ltimately, his exceptional achievement was not due to his literary talents but rather his courage, dedication, and clear - sightedness, enabling him to see and denounce the unprecedented threat of totalitarianism to humanity." Indeed, many famous writers of his time also experienced the Spanish Civil War, such as the eminent Hemingway and Gide.a But today, Orwell鈥檚 name resonates more loudly among English writers, undeniably due to his courage, dedication, and clear vision.
After closing the book, I鈥檓 quite compelled to reread 1984 and Animal Farm because Why I Write reveals how they were conceived. As usual, after understanding the hen that laid the egg, we continue to enjoy the egg.
4.5 / 5 stars
My other review of Orwell's Work:
Animal Farm
1984
The Road to Wigan Pier
Down and Out in Paris and London
Why I Write
Coming up for Air
So, he says: 鈥滻 write a book because I have a lie to expose, a fact to draw attention to, my initial concern is to have a chance to talk to people. But if this is not also an aesthetic experience, I wouldn't write a book, nor even a long magazine article." Perhaps it is this requirement that led him to write his immortal works 1984 and Animal Farm, which inspired Haruki Murakami to pay tribute to him with a book like 1Q84.
Reading this book, savoring his childhood at Eton, his various experiences of war, displacement, and death threats, and following him into his writing career, you will find the embodiment of the 4 main writing motives he analyzed. Then, when he begins to defend novels, you will see his research in literary theory, understand his analysis of the complex relationship between literature, art, and politics, see his love for books, literature, and art, and feel more deeply his pursuit of truth and desire for honesty. You will marvel at his brilliant way of expressing his thoughts - the highly imaginative 1984 and the fairy-tale-like Animal Farm. As Simon Leys wrote in Orwell,: 鈥�He began his literary career as a craftsman of insight and integrity, and ended as one of the great prophets of our century.
And of course reading Why I Write is easier than reading 1984 and Animal Farm, because Orwell straightforwardly reveals his heart without a hint of sarcasm or obscurity. However, the mood is equally heavy due to his unjust treatment at Eton, his various ordeals in the military, during World War II, and the Spanish Civil War. Finally, you understand why he consistently opposed totalitarianism, just as he said - 鈥滻 cannot, and will not, completely abandon the worldview formed during my childhood." Since then, he had already been forced into the meat grinder of totalitarianism, and he experienced deep pain long before any of us felt anything.
Through this book, you will also discover that Orwell was not only a political prophet, novelist, literary critic, and book reviewer but also a stylistic critic. He held many roles, closely related to his life experiences. His experiences allowed him to see dangers that most people could not. 鈥滾ooking back through my work, I see that when I lack a political purpose, my work invariably becomes lifeless, resulting in hollow, pretentious articles filled with meaningless sentences and phrases, and entire pieces of nonsense."This is precisely what Simon Leys mentioned: 鈥漊ltimately, his exceptional achievement was not due to his literary talents but rather his courage, dedication, and clear - sightedness, enabling him to see and denounce the unprecedented threat of totalitarianism to humanity." Indeed, many famous writers of his time also experienced the Spanish Civil War, such as the eminent Hemingway and Gide.a But today, Orwell鈥檚 name resonates more loudly among English writers, undeniably due to his courage, dedication, and clear vision.
After closing the book, I鈥檓 quite compelled to reread 1984 and Animal Farm because Why I Write reveals how they were conceived. As usual, after understanding the hen that laid the egg, we continue to enjoy the egg.
4.5 / 5 stars
My other review of Orwell's Work:
Animal Farm
1984
The Road to Wigan Pier
Down and Out in Paris and London
Why I Write
Coming up for Air
June 27, 2015
This is a short little book containing a few of Orwell's writings. These are as follows: A Hanging (1931), The Lion and the Unicorn (1940), Politics and the English Language (1946), and Why I write (1946).
The Lion and the Unicorn is the longest essay by quite some distance, and deals with wartime Britain and how Orwell perceives the British "family," its politics, its weaknesses, flaws, and what the state of the nation is in itself, and what role Britain plays in the war. It begins, "As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me."
He writes that
"England is not the jewelled isle of Shakespeare's much-quoted message, nor the inferno depicted by Dr Goebbels. More than either it resembles a family, a rather stuffy victorian family, with not so many black sheep in it but with all its cupboards bursting with skeletons. It has rich relations who have to be kow-towed to and poor relations who are horribly sat upon, and there is a deep conspiracy of silence about the source of the family income. It is a family in which the young are generally thwarted and most of the power is in the hands of irresponsible uncles and bedridden aunts. Still, it is a family. [..] A family with the wrong members in control - that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase."
In general this is an interesting essay, especially for those interested in history, but it also outlines some ideas and thoughts that would be further developed in 1984 and Animal Farm and is well worth a read for that alone.
The remaining essays are also very interesting, and if it weren't for my laziness I would write more about those too. Just take my word for it: they are pretty short and very enjoyable to read, and they are all well worth your time. A Hanging is so short you can basically read it right now in 5 or 10 minutes, so go for it! Here's a link:
I'd like to rephrase a quote by Pyotr Kroptkin to say something about Orwell. Kropotkin, talking about a poetry-loving friend wrote, 鈥淪ometimes he would advise me to read poetry, and would send me in his letters quantities of verses and whole poems, which he wrote from memory. 'Read poetry,' he wrote: 'poetry makes men better.' How often, in my later life, I realized the truth of this remark of his! Read poetry: it makes men better."
Read Orwell: it makes us better!
The Lion and the Unicorn is the longest essay by quite some distance, and deals with wartime Britain and how Orwell perceives the British "family," its politics, its weaknesses, flaws, and what the state of the nation is in itself, and what role Britain plays in the war. It begins, "As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me."
He writes that
"England is not the jewelled isle of Shakespeare's much-quoted message, nor the inferno depicted by Dr Goebbels. More than either it resembles a family, a rather stuffy victorian family, with not so many black sheep in it but with all its cupboards bursting with skeletons. It has rich relations who have to be kow-towed to and poor relations who are horribly sat upon, and there is a deep conspiracy of silence about the source of the family income. It is a family in which the young are generally thwarted and most of the power is in the hands of irresponsible uncles and bedridden aunts. Still, it is a family. [..] A family with the wrong members in control - that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase."
In general this is an interesting essay, especially for those interested in history, but it also outlines some ideas and thoughts that would be further developed in 1984 and Animal Farm and is well worth a read for that alone.
The remaining essays are also very interesting, and if it weren't for my laziness I would write more about those too. Just take my word for it: they are pretty short and very enjoyable to read, and they are all well worth your time. A Hanging is so short you can basically read it right now in 5 or 10 minutes, so go for it! Here's a link:
I'd like to rephrase a quote by Pyotr Kroptkin to say something about Orwell. Kropotkin, talking about a poetry-loving friend wrote, 鈥淪ometimes he would advise me to read poetry, and would send me in his letters quantities of verses and whole poems, which he wrote from memory. 'Read poetry,' he wrote: 'poetry makes men better.' How often, in my later life, I realized the truth of this remark of his! Read poetry: it makes men better."
Read Orwell: it makes us better!
April 26, 2015
鬲亘丿賵 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賰賯氐氐 賯氐賷乇丞 鬲丕乇丞 賵賵賯丕卅毓 丨賯賷賯賷丞 鬲丕乇丞賸 兀禺乇賶 .. 賯乇兀鬲 賴匕丕 賮賶 丕賱賲賯丿賲丞 亘賯賱賲 "亘乇賳丕乇丿 賰乇賷賰" 賵鬲兀賰丿鬲 賲賳賴丕 胤賵丕賱 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 ..
賷亘丿賵 賱賶 賴賳丕 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰丕鬲亘 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賰卮禺氐賷丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 噩丿丕賸 毓賲丕 毓乇賮賳丕賴 賰賰丕鬲亘 乇賵丕賷鬲賶 1984 賵賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 .. 賴賱 賴賵 賮毓賱丕賸 賲賳 賷鬲賲鬲毓 亘廿丨爻丕爻 丕賱賯鬲賱 亘丿賲 亘丕乇丿 賰賲丕 賮毓賱 賮賶 "賵丕賯毓丞 卮賳賯" 賵 "氐賷丿 賮賷賱" 責! .. 兀賵 鬲卮亘賷賴 丕賱夭賳賵噩 亘賯胤賷毓 賲賳 丕賱賲丕卮賷丞 賮賶 "賲乇丕賰卮" 責!
賵賱賰賳 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賷毓賵丿 亘賯賵丞 賰賳丕賯丿 兀丿亘賷 賲丨鬲乇賮 賮賶 賲賯丕賱丕鬲賴: ( 丿丕禺賱 丕賱丨賵鬲 - 賵賷賱夭 賵賴鬲賱乇 賵丿賵賱丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲 - 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳: 丕賱賲囟丨賰 丕賱賲乇禺氐) 賵賷噩匕亘 丕賳鬲亘丕賴賷 賱毓丿丞 兀丿亘丕亍 賲賳 毓卮乇賷賳賷丕鬲 賵孬賱丕孬賷賳賷丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷 賰賴賳乇賶 賲賷賱賱乇 -丕賱匕賶 賱賲 兀賯乇兀 賱賴 賯亘賱丕 - 賵乇賵丕賷丕鬲賴: (賲丿丕乇 丕賱爻乇胤丕賳 - 賲丿丕乇 丕賱噩丿賶 - 乇亘賷毓 兀爻賵丿) 貙 賵噩賷賲爻 噩賵賷爻 (毓賵賱賷爻) 貙賵亘丕賱胤亘毓 賴 .噩. 賵賷賱夭貙 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳 貙 鬲丨賱賷賱賴 賱乇丨賱丕鬲 噩賱賷賮乇 賱噩賵賳丕孬丕賳 爻賵賷賮鬲 賵兀禺賷乇丕 賵氐賮賴 賱賳賯丿 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷 賱卮賰爻亘賷乇 ..
亘毓囟 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賯亘賱丕賸 賮賶 (鬲乇丕噩毓 噩乇賷賲丞 丕賱賯鬲賱 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞 ) 賵丕賱鬲賶 亘乇夭 賮賷賴丕 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰氐丨賮賶 賷賵賲賷 .. (賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責) 丕賱賲賯丕賱丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 丨賲賱 丕爻賲賴丕 毓賳賵丕賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 噩丕亍鬲 賰爻乇丿 匕丕鬲賷 賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丨賷丕丞 兀賵乇賵賷賱 .. 賰賷賮 亘丿兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賵丕賱丿賵丕賮毓 丕賱毓丕賲丞 賱賲毓馗賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 -毓賱賶 丕賱兀賯賱 賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賳孬乇 - [丨亘 丕賱匕丕鬲 丕賱氐乇賮 貙 丕賱丨賲丕爻 丕賱噩賲丕賱賷貙 丕賱丨丕賮夭 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷 貙 丕賱賴丿賮 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 ].
丨賯賷賯丞賸 亘毓丿 賯乇丕亍鬲賷 賱鬲丨賱賷賱丕鬲 兀賵乇賵賷賱 兀噩丿 兀賳賴 毓賲賱 卮丕卅賰 噩丿丕賸 兀賳 鬲丨鬲乇賮 丕賱賳賯丿 丕賱兀丿亘賶 .. 亘賱 丨鬲賶 賰鬲丕亘丞 賲乇丕噩毓丞 (乇賷賮賷賵 ) 賱賰鬲丕亘 賰賴匕丕 鬲鬲胤賱亘 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 賵丕賱噩乇兀丞 丕賷囟丕賸 !
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘丕賱廿賯鬲乇丕亘 賲賳 兀賵乇賵賷賱 亘賴匕丕 丕賱卮賰賱 .. 賵丕賳 丕爻鬲睾乇亘鬲 毓丿賲 匕賰乇賴 賱乇賵丕賷鬲賴 丕賱兀卮賴乇 1984 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 匕賰乇賴 賱賲毓馗賲 兀毓賲丕賱賴 丕賱兀禺乇賶 ( 賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 - 丕賱禺乇賵噩 廿賱賶 丕賱賴賵丕亍 丕賱胤賱賯 - 兀賷丕賲 亘賵乇賲丕 - 鬲丨賷丞 丕賱賶 賰丕鬲丕賱賵賳賷丕) ..
賷亘丿賵 賱賶 賴賳丕 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰丕鬲亘 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賰卮禺氐賷丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 噩丿丕賸 毓賲丕 毓乇賮賳丕賴 賰賰丕鬲亘 乇賵丕賷鬲賶 1984 賵賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 .. 賴賱 賴賵 賮毓賱丕賸 賲賳 賷鬲賲鬲毓 亘廿丨爻丕爻 丕賱賯鬲賱 亘丿賲 亘丕乇丿 賰賲丕 賮毓賱 賮賶 "賵丕賯毓丞 卮賳賯" 賵 "氐賷丿 賮賷賱" 責! .. 兀賵 鬲卮亘賷賴 丕賱夭賳賵噩 亘賯胤賷毓 賲賳 丕賱賲丕卮賷丞 賮賶 "賲乇丕賰卮" 責!
賵賱賰賳 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賷毓賵丿 亘賯賵丞 賰賳丕賯丿 兀丿亘賷 賲丨鬲乇賮 賮賶 賲賯丕賱丕鬲賴: ( 丿丕禺賱 丕賱丨賵鬲 - 賵賷賱夭 賵賴鬲賱乇 賵丿賵賱丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲 - 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳: 丕賱賲囟丨賰 丕賱賲乇禺氐) 賵賷噩匕亘 丕賳鬲亘丕賴賷 賱毓丿丞 兀丿亘丕亍 賲賳 毓卮乇賷賳賷丕鬲 賵孬賱丕孬賷賳賷丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷 賰賴賳乇賶 賲賷賱賱乇 -丕賱匕賶 賱賲 兀賯乇兀 賱賴 賯亘賱丕 - 賵乇賵丕賷丕鬲賴: (賲丿丕乇 丕賱爻乇胤丕賳 - 賲丿丕乇 丕賱噩丿賶 - 乇亘賷毓 兀爻賵丿) 貙 賵噩賷賲爻 噩賵賷爻 (毓賵賱賷爻) 貙賵亘丕賱胤亘毓 賴 .噩. 賵賷賱夭貙 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳 貙 鬲丨賱賷賱賴 賱乇丨賱丕鬲 噩賱賷賮乇 賱噩賵賳丕孬丕賳 爻賵賷賮鬲 賵兀禺賷乇丕 賵氐賮賴 賱賳賯丿 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷 賱卮賰爻亘賷乇 ..
亘毓囟 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賯亘賱丕賸 賮賶 (鬲乇丕噩毓 噩乇賷賲丞 丕賱賯鬲賱 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞 ) 賵丕賱鬲賶 亘乇夭 賮賷賴丕 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賰氐丨賮賶 賷賵賲賷 .. (賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘責) 丕賱賲賯丕賱丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 丨賲賱 丕爻賲賴丕 毓賳賵丕賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 噩丕亍鬲 賰爻乇丿 匕丕鬲賷 賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丨賷丕丞 兀賵乇賵賷賱 .. 賰賷賮 亘丿兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賵丕賱丿賵丕賮毓 丕賱毓丕賲丞 賱賲毓馗賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 -毓賱賶 丕賱兀賯賱 賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賳孬乇 - [丨亘 丕賱匕丕鬲 丕賱氐乇賮 貙 丕賱丨賲丕爻 丕賱噩賲丕賱賷貙 丕賱丨丕賮夭 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷 貙 丕賱賴丿賮 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 ].
丨賯賷賯丞賸 亘毓丿 賯乇丕亍鬲賷 賱鬲丨賱賷賱丕鬲 兀賵乇賵賷賱 兀噩丿 兀賳賴 毓賲賱 卮丕卅賰 噩丿丕賸 兀賳 鬲丨鬲乇賮 丕賱賳賯丿 丕賱兀丿亘賶 .. 亘賱 丨鬲賶 賰鬲丕亘丞 賲乇丕噩毓丞 (乇賷賮賷賵 ) 賱賰鬲丕亘 賰賴匕丕 鬲鬲胤賱亘 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 賵丕賱噩乇兀丞 丕賷囟丕賸 !
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘丕賱廿賯鬲乇丕亘 賲賳 兀賵乇賵賷賱 亘賴匕丕 丕賱卮賰賱 .. 賵丕賳 丕爻鬲睾乇亘鬲 毓丿賲 匕賰乇賴 賱乇賵丕賷鬲賴 丕賱兀卮賴乇 1984 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 匕賰乇賴 賱賲毓馗賲 兀毓賲丕賱賴 丕賱兀禺乇賶 ( 賲夭乇毓丞 丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 - 丕賱禺乇賵噩 廿賱賶 丕賱賴賵丕亍 丕賱胤賱賯 - 兀賷丕賲 亘賵乇賲丕 - 鬲丨賷丞 丕賱賶 賰丕鬲丕賱賵賳賷丕) ..
July 11, 2015
Published in 1946, Why I Write is one of Orwell's better known essays. It's really a mini-biography because he talks about his motivations and thought processes relating to his writing at the various stages of his life. He lists political motivation as the most important aspect of writing a novel, for him anyway. He believes that all novels are somewhat political in nature. Also sheer egoism is motivational, the need to be successful, to be remembered. That's just part of it. It's provides an insight, a window into the creative mind of a very interesting man, and a great writer.
November 6, 2021
Orwell talks about his writing and the reasons writers write. Interesting insight into his definition of 鈥榩olitical鈥� writing. 鈥淎nd looking back through my work, I see that it is invariably where I lacked a political purpose that I wrote lifeless books and was betrayed into purple passages, sentences without meaning, decorative adjectives and humbug generally.鈥�
April 26, 2018
鈥淒ara臒ac谋na daha k谋rk metre kadar vard谋. Mahkumun 莽谋plak kahverengi s谋rt谋n谋n 枚n眉mde hareket edi艧ini izledim. Ba臒l谋 kollar谋yla beceriksizce ama Hintlilerin dizlerini hi莽 d眉zle艧tirmeden yukar谋 a艧a臒谋 sallanan y眉r眉y眉艧leriyle durmadan ilerliyordu. Kaslar谋 her ad谋mda m眉kemmel bir 艧ekilde oynuyor, sa莽谋n谋n bukleleri yukar谋 a艧a臒谋 dans ediyor, ayaklar谋 谋slak 莽ak谋l zeminde iz b谋rak谋yordu. Ver her iki omzunu da tutan adamlara ra臒men, 枚n眉ne 莽谋kan bir 莽amur birikintisinden sak谋nmak i莽in bir kere hafif莽e kenara 莽ekildi.
陌lgin莽tir, sa臒l谋kl谋 ve bilin莽li bir insan谋 ortadan kald谋rman谋n ne anlama geldi臒ini o ana kadar kavrayamam谋艧t谋m. Mahkumun 莽amur birikintisinden sak谋nmak i莽in kenara 莽ekildi臒ini g枚rd眉臒眉mde, ak谋p giden hayat谋 birdenbire sonland谋rman谋n gizemini, kelimelerle s枚ze d枚k眉lemeyecek yanl谋艧l谋臒谋n谋 g枚rd眉m.鈥�(s.94)
陌lgin莽tir, sa臒l谋kl谋 ve bilin莽li bir insan谋 ortadan kald谋rman谋n ne anlama geldi臒ini o ana kadar kavrayamam谋艧t谋m. Mahkumun 莽amur birikintisinden sak谋nmak i莽in kenara 莽ekildi臒ini g枚rd眉臒眉mde, ak谋p giden hayat谋 birdenbire sonland谋rman谋n gizemini, kelimelerle s枚ze d枚k眉lemeyecek yanl谋艧l谋臒谋n谋 g枚rd眉m.鈥�(s.94)
July 7, 2019
賲賳 賲蹖 賳賵蹖爻賲 趩賵賳 丿乇賵睾 賴丕蹖蹖 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 丿乇 倬蹖 丕賮卮丕蹖 丌賳 賴丕 賴爻鬲賲
丨賯丕蹖賯蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 賲蹖 禺賵丕賴賲 鬲賵噩賴 賴賲賴 乇丕 亘賴 丌賳 賴丕 噩賱亘 讴賳賲
...賵 丿睾丿睾賴 丕賵賱蹖賴 丕賲 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 诏賵卮蹖 卮賳賵丕 蹖丕亘賲
丨賯丕蹖賯蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 賲蹖 禺賵丕賴賲 鬲賵噩賴 賴賲賴 乇丕 亘賴 丌賳 賴丕 噩賱亘 讴賳賲
...賵 丿睾丿睾賴 丕賵賱蹖賴 丕賲 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 诏賵卮蹖 卮賳賵丕 蹖丕亘賲
January 21, 2020
Read. Listen. Think and Reflect.
Why I write? I always have this fear of not having a story to tell, not having an original idea to contribute to the world of literary geniuses and to even stand among the intellectuals with a voice. I fear that. I always want to say things that are my own, because to face the truth, we all have a desire to share our experience which we feel is valuable and to make a positive impact with those words, but more often than not we are gripped by the fear and self-doubt, so when I begin to think that I am not able to convey my thoughts precisely, then I resort to quote the words of creative literary geniuses who often had me entirely at their mercy. The habit of quoting literary notables lead me to a quote by Virginia Woolf, 鈥淩ead a thousand books and your words will flow like a river鈥�, so I thought if I wish to write, all I have to do is to read. It鈥檚 that easy. But I am not some exception to the rule, where amidst the constant influx of information, all of us often fall short of words unless we know how to be mindful of what we learn. Even though I started reading voraciously over the past few years when it comes down to pen my thoughts, I always find it difficult to start but as George Orwell said, to write, you must first know what you want to write about. I see a similarity in all the books that I have read till now, the writer is always conscious about what they want to write, and when we know with some clarity, what we have to tell and stay true to our thoughts, we begin to find words because it鈥檚 all there, it has always been.
I also write because when I read, I don鈥檛 want to just cram my head with few words or some purple passages but instead I want those words to change me in some way, no matter how small they are. A change is a change. So when I write my thoughts down about something that I have read, in the process I begin to comprehend it and understand things clearly and see what I might otherwise have missed. Reading more books out of sheer egoism, just for the sake of being proud of the number of reading goals I have achieved is of no use to me. If I don鈥檛 remember or if I can鈥檛 recall what a book made me feel, I think such reading is by no possible means adequate, it鈥檚 not merely an aesthetic experience for me. Reading for me is to let myself immerse in the writing, to let the words pull me inside the pages and when I emerge, I am not the same, I have outgrown myself. That鈥檚 what the passages and sometimes words have the power to do to you. To take you in pieces and then make you whole, that鈥檚 the true use of literature, to tie up the few loose ends and in turn expand your thinking.
Why I write? I always have this fear of not having a story to tell, not having an original idea to contribute to the world of literary geniuses and to even stand among the intellectuals with a voice. I fear that. I always want to say things that are my own, because to face the truth, we all have a desire to share our experience which we feel is valuable and to make a positive impact with those words, but more often than not we are gripped by the fear and self-doubt, so when I begin to think that I am not able to convey my thoughts precisely, then I resort to quote the words of creative literary geniuses who often had me entirely at their mercy. The habit of quoting literary notables lead me to a quote by Virginia Woolf, 鈥淩ead a thousand books and your words will flow like a river鈥�, so I thought if I wish to write, all I have to do is to read. It鈥檚 that easy. But I am not some exception to the rule, where amidst the constant influx of information, all of us often fall short of words unless we know how to be mindful of what we learn. Even though I started reading voraciously over the past few years when it comes down to pen my thoughts, I always find it difficult to start but as George Orwell said, to write, you must first know what you want to write about. I see a similarity in all the books that I have read till now, the writer is always conscious about what they want to write, and when we know with some clarity, what we have to tell and stay true to our thoughts, we begin to find words because it鈥檚 all there, it has always been.
I also write because when I read, I don鈥檛 want to just cram my head with few words or some purple passages but instead I want those words to change me in some way, no matter how small they are. A change is a change. So when I write my thoughts down about something that I have read, in the process I begin to comprehend it and understand things clearly and see what I might otherwise have missed. Reading more books out of sheer egoism, just for the sake of being proud of the number of reading goals I have achieved is of no use to me. If I don鈥檛 remember or if I can鈥檛 recall what a book made me feel, I think such reading is by no possible means adequate, it鈥檚 not merely an aesthetic experience for me. Reading for me is to let myself immerse in the writing, to let the words pull me inside the pages and when I emerge, I am not the same, I have outgrown myself. That鈥檚 what the passages and sometimes words have the power to do to you. To take you in pieces and then make you whole, that鈥檚 the true use of literature, to tie up the few loose ends and in turn expand your thinking.
June 9, 2017
Thinkers, Writers, Readers, Teachers and Politicians should read this. And everyone else who says reflecting on our language is important. George Orwell's writing in this book is a little puffed-up but he gets the reader thinking.
The first and last chapters are the best. The middle bits are a little politica but still interesting. (I don't have a lot of political knowledge but I read the middle bits. And found them interesting and a bit dry at times.)
This is definitely a book i want to keep referring back to for writing ideas. He also yells at us English users for puffing- up our language and taking the meaning out of it. We use pompous words and phrases that come automatically to our mind. He advises us to become aware of it and try to use more meaningful phrases that require us to think about our thoughts. He says to create metaphors instead of mindlessly setting out old ones like an assembly line.
He even gives 6 rules us writers can follow. I've learned these in high school but back then, I didn't think deeply about them nor care. It's a handy review of writing dos and don'ts.
His book also kind-of explains why 'crazy' people clip out phrases from newspapers and examine them. Just don't take the ideas in his book that far!
I don't think you have to read his 1984 to enjoy this book. But if you like 1984, you've got to read this one!
The first and last chapters are the best. The middle bits are a little politica but still interesting. (I don't have a lot of political knowledge but I read the middle bits. And found them interesting and a bit dry at times.)
This is definitely a book i want to keep referring back to for writing ideas. He also yells at us English users for puffing- up our language and taking the meaning out of it. We use pompous words and phrases that come automatically to our mind. He advises us to become aware of it and try to use more meaningful phrases that require us to think about our thoughts. He says to create metaphors instead of mindlessly setting out old ones like an assembly line.
He even gives 6 rules us writers can follow. I've learned these in high school but back then, I didn't think deeply about them nor care. It's a handy review of writing dos and don'ts.
His book also kind-of explains why 'crazy' people clip out phrases from newspapers and examine them. Just don't take the ideas in his book that far!
I don't think you have to read his 1984 to enjoy this book. But if you like 1984, you've got to read this one!
April 25, 2020
噩賵乇噩 兀賵乇賵賷賱 賴賵 兀丨丿 丕賱賰鬲賾丕亘 丕賱賲賮囟賱賷賳 毓賳丿賷貙 賵丿丕卅賲丕賸 賲丕 兀噩丿 賲鬲毓丞 禺丕賱氐丞 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 廿賳鬲丕噩賴貙 爻賵丕亍 賰丕賳 乇賵丕賷丞 兀賵 賲賯丕賱 兀賵 賳賯丿 兀丿亘賷. 丕爻鬲孬賲乇鬲 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱賲丕囟賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賱賴貙 賵賴匕丕 乇丕亘毓 賰鬲丕亘 兀賯乇兀賴 賱賴 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲賵丕賱賷: 乇賵丕賷丞 卮賷亍 賲賳 丕賱賴賵丕亍 丕賱賲賳毓卮貙 丕賱賰鬲亘 賲賯丕亘賱 丕賱爻噩丕卅乇 (賲賯丕賱丕鬲)貙 乇賵丕賷丞 佟侃侉伽 (賯乇丕亍丞 孬丕賳賷丞)貙 孬賲 賱賲丕匕丕 兀賰鬲亘 (賲賯丕賱丕鬲).
賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲賳賵毓丞 賲乇鬲亘丞 丨爻亘 鬲丕乇賷禺 賳卮乇賴丕貙 賷亘丿兀 亘賲賯丕賱賷賳 兀賯乇亘 賱賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 (賵丕賯毓丞 卮賳賯 賵氐賷丿 賮賷賱) 孬賲 賷賳鬲賯賱 賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 匕丕鬲 賲賵丕囟賷毓 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賲賳賴丕 丕賱卮賷賾賯 丕賱禺賮賷賮 (賰賵亘 賱胤賷賮 賲賳 丕賱卮丕賷貙 鬲乇丕噩毓 噩乇賷賲丞 丕賱賯鬲賱 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞) 賵賲賳賴丕 丕賱賳賯丿 丕賱兀丿亘賷 (丿丕禺賱 丕賱丨賵鬲貙 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳貙 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 賮賷 賲賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱兀丿亘.. 賵睾賷乇賴丕).
兀賯丿賾乇 噩丿丕賸 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丿賱賳賷 毓賱賶 賰鬲亘 兀禺乇賶貙 賵賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 禺乇噩鬲 亘賯丕卅賲丞 賯氐賷乇丞 賱賰鬲亘 兀賳賵賷 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕:
賲丿丕乇 丕賱爻乇胤丕賳 - 賴賳乇賷 賲賷賱賱乇
丕賱賲賱賰 賱賷乇 - 卮賰爻亘賷乇
乇丨賱丕鬲 噩賵賱賷賮乇 - 噩賵賳丕孬丕賳 爻賵賷賮鬲
賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 鬲賵賲 爻賵賷乇 - 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳
賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲賳賵毓丞 賲乇鬲亘丞 丨爻亘 鬲丕乇賷禺 賳卮乇賴丕貙 賷亘丿兀 亘賲賯丕賱賷賳 兀賯乇亘 賱賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 (賵丕賯毓丞 卮賳賯 賵氐賷丿 賮賷賱) 孬賲 賷賳鬲賯賱 賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 匕丕鬲 賲賵丕囟賷毓 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賲賳賴丕 丕賱卮賷賾賯 丕賱禺賮賷賮 (賰賵亘 賱胤賷賮 賲賳 丕賱卮丕賷貙 鬲乇丕噩毓 噩乇賷賲丞 丕賱賯鬲賱 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞) 賵賲賳賴丕 丕賱賳賯丿 丕賱兀丿亘賷 (丿丕禺賱 丕賱丨賵鬲貙 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳貙 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 賮賷 賲賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱兀丿亘.. 賵睾賷乇賴丕).
兀賯丿賾乇 噩丿丕賸 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丿賱賳賷 毓賱賶 賰鬲亘 兀禺乇賶貙 賵賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 禺乇噩鬲 亘賯丕卅賲丞 賯氐賷乇丞 賱賰鬲亘 兀賳賵賷 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕:
賲丿丕乇 丕賱爻乇胤丕賳 - 賴賳乇賷 賲賷賱賱乇
丕賱賲賱賰 賱賷乇 - 卮賰爻亘賷乇
乇丨賱丕鬲 噩賵賱賷賮乇 - 噩賵賳丕孬丕賳 爻賵賷賮鬲
賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 鬲賵賲 爻賵賷乇 - 賲丕乇賰 鬲賵賷賳
July 19, 2017
Kitab谋n ilk be艧 sayfas谋 'neden yaz谋yorum'la ilgili, kalan sayfalar ise Orwell'in 莽alkant谋l谋 WW2 d枚neminde 陌ngiltere i莽in d眉艧眉nd眉kleri ve 枚ng枚rd眉kleri ile ilgili. Detayl谋 bir 艧ekilde siyasi fikirlerini anlatm谋艧 ve temel yazma g眉d眉s眉n眉n siyasi sorunlarla olu艧tu臒unu anlatm谋艧. 陌ngilizlerin genel karakter 枚zelliklerinden girmi艧 'ideal y枚netim sistemi ne olmal谋d谋r'a ge莽ip Burma g眉nlerinden iki an谋s谋 ile kitab谋 bitirmi艧 ama kitab谋n ad谋 nedense 'neden yaz谋yorum'. Bence 'sosyalizm ve gelecekteki 陌ngiltere' daha uygun olurmu艧. Orijinal ad谋 da 'why i write' i艧in enteresan taraf谋...
Yazmak ve yazarlarla ilgili tespitleri 莽ok g眉zel olmakla birlikte ilk be艧 sayfaya s谋k谋艧t谋r谋lm谋艧.
Yazmak ve yazarlarla ilgili tespitleri 莽ok g眉zel olmakla birlikte ilk be艧 sayfaya s谋k谋艧t谋r谋lm谋艧.
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