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Orwell’s Diary Goes Blog

Written by:Ben Granger.

George Orwell’s diaries, starting from 1938, are now being serialised in blog style here. They will follow exactly seventy years after when they were first written. Orwell clearly attached a lot of importance to the diary form (ie. think of what it meant to Winston Smith…..), and this is a lovely little idea.

Posted on August 10th, 2008.


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The idea of Orwell`s Diary going blog is the most desireble.More than ever the world of today needs
to know Orwell`s critique of authoritarianism in all its guises.The chilling prophesies of Orwell will
help the present generations to develop a proper perspective of the world of the language op political
manipulation,the Big Brother threats,Double Think and Double Speak atmosphere and all types of political regimes
-cal regimes trying Thought Control through Thought Police.

sambasiva
August 12th, 2008

Well, quite, although so far he’s just been talking about the weather! For me though, that’s part of the appeal of Orwell. He’s just as at home and just as apt in describing the soil and the seasons as he is poverty and totalitarianism.

Ben Granger
August 14th, 2008

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