By exploring the early life of Owell, what gave him the idea to write the Ninteen-eighty-four, not only his political view
About the author
作者簡介
喬治.歐威爾 (George Orwell, 1903—1950)
真實姓名艾力.布萊爾(Eric Blair),出生於印度莫蒂哈里(Motihari),父親為駐英殖民地公務員,幼年隨母返英國受教育,後憑獎學金進入伊頓公校,求學期間即感受階級不平等待遇,無財力繼續上大學,歐氏加入印度皇家警察駐守緬甸。根據巴黎與倫敦流浪期間的遭遇,他撰寫了《巴黎倫敦落拓記》,回英國後繼續出版其海外經驗之《緬甸歲月》(Burmese Days)。1936年他受委託報導英國北部失業礦工的狀況,作品結集為《通往威根碼頭之路》(The Road to Wigan Pier)。西班牙內戰,他加入共和軍對抗弗朗哥政權,喉嚨與手臂中彈受傷,政治情勢與戰況於《向加泰隆尼亞致敬》(Homage to Catalonia)中揭露。歐氏的健康狀態一直不太穩定,1938年診斷出肺結核,餘生都與病魔奮戰。為謀生計,歐氏撰寫了許多政治與文學評論,曾擔任英國廣播公司(BBC)製作人與報章編輯。為他贏得盛名與不少誤解的《動物農莊》與《1984》,皆是在生命後期的重要著作。
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