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Books by D J Taylor
D J Taylor is the author of two acclaimed biographies, Thackeray (1999), and Orwell: The Life, which won the Whitbread Biography Prize in 2003. He has written eleven novels, the most recent being Rock and Roll is Life (2018). Forthcoming are: Lost Girls: Love, War and Literature 1939-1951 and a biography of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, which is available for pre-order. He is married to the novelist Rachel Hore.
“Orwell biographer D.J. Taylor has a new book out…Who is Big Brother? A Reader’s Guide to George Orwell. You’ll learn a lot about Orwell’s life and how it made its way into his books.” Read more...
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Orwell: The Life
by D J Taylor
***This biography of George Orwell, Orwell: The Life by DJ Taylor, was winner of the 2003 Whitbread Biography Award***
"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.
Interviews with D J Taylor
The Best George Orwell Books, recommended by D J Taylor
Three-quarters of a century on from its initial publication, George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is just as resonant in today’s era of misinformation and fake news as it was in the incipient Cold War era. D J Taylor, author of a prizewinning biography of Orwell, takes us through the extraordinary impact of the author’s fiction and reportage.
Interviews where books by D J Taylor were recommended
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How Economics Explains the World (US)/ The Shortest History of Economics (UK)
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Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story
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Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan
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How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History
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Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Saul Perlmutter, Robert MacCoun and John Campbell
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
Nonfiction Books to Look Out for in Early 2024, recommended by Sophie Roell
From the origins of sex to the effects of social media, from the invention of the wheel to the race against climate change, Five Books editor Sophie Roell gives an overview of the new nonfiction books appearing in January, February and March of 2024.
