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Against the Day: David Lebedoff on Orwell and Waugh

Submitted by Shalom Freedman, Jul 30, 2008 03:42

One minor point: Orwell is generally considered the finest political journalist of the century, and a courageous opponent of totalitarianism. His significance goes beyond the literary realm, and his work has a weight and meaning far beyond that of Waugh's.


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Thank you for this interesting article that compares and contrasts two splendid, but very different writers. As an Englishman, I... [MORE]

Eric Hester

Jul 30, 2008 16:31

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Jul 30, 2008 10:26

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Barry Larking

Jul 30, 2008 05:08

One minor point: Orwell is generally considered the finest political journalist of the century, and a courageous opponent of totalitarianism....

Shalom Freedman

Jul 30, 2008 03:42

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