1940, der Zweite Weltkrieg wütete in Europa, schrieb George Orwell den Essay >Im Innern des Wals<, in dem er die Freiheit des Künstlers, sich von den Problemen der Welt abzuwenden, verteidigte - obwohl er selbst ein eminent politischer Autor war. Auf diesen berühmten Essay antwortet Ian McEwan in seiner >Orwell Memorial Lecture<, die erstmals in Buchform erscheint, und bezieht Orwells Überlegungen auf unsere Gegenwart.
Über den Autor George Orwell
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Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.
