George Orwell and Spain: 1984 and the Spanish Civil War

Speaking of Spain with the Gazpachomonk

Sep 19, 20149:19Society & Culture

What was the relationship between George Orwell's writings and Spain in 1936? How far was Animal Farm and 1984 his final attempt to tell the story of the lost revolution in Spain? And why are the seeds of that revolution...

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