Name: The Duty to Stand Aside
ISBN: 9781849353182

Eric Laursen

Two prominent frenemies agree on the duty of intellectuals in society, if little else.

Nineteen Eighty-Four and the Wartime Quarrel of George Orwell and Alex Comfort

The Duty to Stand Aside

Kenneth LeFebvre

For many years I have doubted my own understanding of Orwell's writings, because they seemed inconsistent with anything I would read about his actions... This wonderful exposition of the relationship between Orwell and Comfort (about whom I knew next to nothing, prior to reading this book) has made sense of my previous confusion!

This is the first work of Eric Laursen's that I've read, and I'm eager to seek out more. He does a very good job of walking the fine line between academic and readable. By the end of this book, I felt like I had my own relationship with Orwell and Comfort.

The Duty to Stand Aside Nineteen Eighty-Four and the Wartime Quarrel of George Orwell and Alex Comfort

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