| 词条 | Why Orwell Matters |
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| name = Why Orwell Matters | image = File:Why Orwell Matters.jpg | caption = Cover of the first edition | author = Christopher Hitchens | country = United States | language = English | subject = George Orwell | cover_artist = | publisher = Basic Books | release_date = 2002 | media_type = Print (Paperback) | pages = 211 | isbn = 0-465-03050-5 | oclc= 49922535 }} Why Orwell Matters, released in the UK as Orwell's Victory, is a book-length biographical essay by Christopher Hitchens. In it, the author relates George Orwell's thoughts on and actions in relation to:
At the end of the book, Hitchens critiques Orwell's novels and legacy. An essay sequel to the book, "Why Orwell Still Matters," appears in John Rodden's 2007 compilation The Cambridge Companion to George Orwell ({{ISBN|978-0-521-85842-7}}). ReceptionPublishers Weekly wrote, "Hitchens brilliantly marshals his deep knowledge of Orwell's work. Fans of Orwell will enjoy Hitchens's learned and convincing defense, while those unfamiliar with Orwell may perhaps be induced to return to the source."[1] George Packer of The Independent gave the book a mixed review, however, remarking, "Why Orwell Matters is presented by its publisher as a case of posthumous affinity between writers across generations, but critic and subject turn out to be mismatched, and it's the critic who suffers as a result." Despite praising many of Hitchens's analyses of Orwell, Packer added, "For a slender book, Why Orwell Matters is oddly unfocused and hard to get through. What Hitchens has to say is what a sympathetic reader of Orwell would want said. But he never sustains a line of thought long enough or searchingly enough to reach a truly provocative insight. There's no sense of a deepening engagement with the subject; one is never allowed to forget the gesticulating presence of the critic. The valuable reflections on Orwell keep getting interrupted by a series of asides, ripostes and thrusts into tangled little backwaters."[2] References1. ^{{cite journal |title=Why Orwell Matters |work=Publishers Weekly |date=August 19, 2002 |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-465-03049-1 |accessdate=July 16, 2016}} 2. ^{{cite journal |last=Packer |first=George |authorlink=George Packer |title='Why Orwell Matters': The Independent of London |work=The New York Times |date=September 29, 2002 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/books/review/29PACKERT.html?pagewanted=all |accessdate=July 16, 2016}} External links
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