Orwell: The Life

by D J Taylor

“The question of how and when Orwell obtained his political consciousness is a fascinating one. I would argue that he doesn’t actually become fully politically aware until he goes to Spain in 1937, and lives for a time in Barcelona and sees what he regards as democratic socialism in action.” —DJ Taylor

Other George Orwell biographies to consider include Bernard Crick’s George Orwell: A Life and Jeffrey Meyers’s Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation.