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Blair-mania; Orwell centenary.(Orwell's abiding popularity)(celebration for writer George Orwell)
From: The Economist (US)
Date: 20030628
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Britain's literati celebrate a secular saint
HE would have hated the fuss. Eric Blair (pseudonymously George Orwell) pleaded for no biography. Despite that, bookish Britain has been revelling in the celebrations for the centenary of his birth.
Everyone can claim Orwell as an ally. His anti-communism and hatred of bureaucracy chimes on the right; his anti-imperialism hits the spot for the left. Everyone thinks his debunking of wrongdoing clothed by cant applies beautifully to their political opponents.
The real story, as often the case with saints, is a bit more ...
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