Combines the biography of a creative writer and that of an institution from an historical and cultural perspective. The book focuses on the role of propaganda and radio, particularly the BBC, during World War II, and studies the contribution of Orwell between 1941 and 1943, when he was the Talks Producer of the newly-instituted Indian Service of the BBC. The book throws light on the changing role of the intelligentsia during wartime, the importance of India to the British Empire and the Allied war effort, the creation of the Indian Service, the influence of the BBC on Orwell's mind and creativity and the making of "Nineteen Eighty-Four". The text draws on documents including essays, journalism and letters, as well as the contents of Orwell's BBC personnel file.
- ISBN10 0718500903
- ISBN13 9780718500900
- Publish Date 30 November 2000
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 10 November 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Leicester University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English