Eric And Us: A Remembrance Of George Orwell
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Before the world knew him as George Orwell — the visionary author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm — he was simply Eric Blair, a bright and bookish boy growing up in the English countryside, and Jacintha Buddicom was one of his closest childhood companions. Eric and Us offers an intimate and rare window into the early life of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers, chronicling the years of friendship, poetry, and shared imagination that shaped the mind behind some of literature's most enduring works. Buddicom writes with warmth and an unaffected directness that gives this memoir its quiet power, presenting Orwell not as a literary icon but as a flesh-and-blood boy — curious, witty, and passionately devoted to writing from an extraordinarily young age. Her account stands apart from conventional literary biography, offering instead the unguarded perspective of someone who knew the man before the myth. For readers who believe they know Orwell, this personal remembrance raises a compelling question: how much of Eric Blair survived in the pages of George Orwell?
Author: Jacintha Buddicom
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Before the world knew him as George Orwell — the visionary author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm — he was simply Eric Blair, a bright and bookish boy growing up in the English countryside, and Jacintha Buddicom was one of his closest childhood companions. Eric and Us offers an intimate and rare window into the early life of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers, chronicling the years of friendship, poetry, and shared imagination that shaped the mind behind some of literature's most enduring works. Buddicom writes with warmth and an unaffected directness that gives this memoir its quiet power, presenting Orwell not as a literary icon but as a flesh-and-blood boy — curious, witty, and passionately devoted to writing from an extraordinarily young age. Her account stands apart from conventional literary biography, offering instead the unguarded perspective of someone who knew the man before the myth. For readers who believe they know Orwell, this personal remembrance raises a compelling question: how much of Eric Blair survived in the pages of George Orwell?