1948: A Critical and Creative Prequel to Orwell's 1984

by Brian May

Described as the most widely read and influential serious writer of the twentieth century, George Orwell remains relevant in our own era of contested media. He continues to attract a large readership. This book is about Orwell's post-war cultural moment c. 1948. Taking his Diaries of the time as inspiration, together with his famous final novel, 1984 (published 1949), and treating them as contiguous texts, Brian May considers the gaps,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784274240
• ISBN13: 9781784274245
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"