The Last Man in Europe : a novel / Dennis Glover.

Title :

The Last Man in Europe : a novel

Author:

Glover, Dennis,

Format:

Books

Summary:

April, 1947. In a run-down farmhouse on a remote Scottish island, George Orwell begins his last and greatest work:Nineteen Eighty-Four. Forty-three years old and suffering from the tuberculosis that within three winters will take his life, Orwell comes to see the book as his legacythe culmination of a career spent fighting to preserve the freedoms which the wars and upheavals of the twentieth century have threatened. Completing the book is an urgent challenge, a race against death. In this masterful novel, Dennis Glover explores the creation of Orwells classic work, which for millions of readers worldwide defined the twentieth century, and is now again proving its unnerving relevance. Simultaneously a captivating drama, a unique literary excavation, and an unflinching portrait of a writer,The last man in Europewill change the way we understand both our enduringly Orwellian times andNineteen Eighty-Four.

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

9781468315912

1468315919

Physical Description:

248 pages ; 24 cm

General Note:

Brings to life the final years of Eric Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, and the creation of his classic novel 1984. Dying of tuberculosis, Orwell sees this book as his legacy -- the culmination of a career spent fighting to preserve the freedoms which the wars and upheavals of the twentieth century have threatened.

Subject:

Fiction -- Authorship -- Fiction.

Historical fiction.

Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Fiction.

Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Nineteen eighty-four -- Fiction.

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April, 1947. In a run-down farmhouse on a remote Scottish island, George Orwell begins his last and greatest work: Nineteen Eighty-Four.Forty-three years old and suffering from the tuberculosis that within three winters will take his life, Orwell comes to see the book as his legacy--the culmination of a career spent fighting to preserve the freedoms which the wars and upheavals of the twentieth century have threatened. Completing the book is an urgent challenge, a race against death.In this masterful novel, Dennis Glover explores the creation of Orwell's classic work, which for millions of readers worldwide defined the twentieth century, and is now again proving its unnerving relevance. Simultaneously a captivating drama, a unique literary excavation, and an unflinching portrait of a writer, The Last Man in Europe will change the way we understand both our enduringly Orwellian times and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Author Notes

Dennis Glover earned his PhD in history from King's College, Cambridge. He has worked for two decades as an academic, newspaper columnist, political adviser, and speechwriter. He is the author of The Art of Great Speeches , Orwell's Australia , and The Economy is Not a Society . The Last Man in Europe is his first novel.

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Library Journal Review

DEBUT This first novel brings to life the final years of Eric Blair-better known by his pen name George Orwell-and the environment and global conditions that sparked the creation of his classic novel 1984. The story line centers on the author's world and his prescience in recognizing the dangers of the political and intellectual leanings of his time, revelations that he spins into his cautionary tale. The book opens with -Orwell as a struggling writer without a set belief system and follows him through his experience in the Spanish Civil War and into notoriety via the allegorical work Animal Farm. But the real focus is his final novel. Sick from pulmonary tuberculosis and undergoing harrowing procedures, Orwell races to finish his story while it is still relevant. One of the strengths of this book is nonfiction author Glover's (-Orwell's Australia) ability to transport readers to 1940s Europe, proving the author has a great eye for detail. VERDICT This engrossing, timely, and finely detailed first novel about the creation of a 20th-century literary masterpiece is a must-read for lovers of history, literature, or politics.-Laurel Tacoma, Fairfax Cty. P.L., VA © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.