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George Orwell Blogs From the Grave

Posted by Soulskill on from the that-man-is-talented dept.

flaming error writes to tell us the Orwell Prize organization will, starting today, post George Orwell's diary entries online exactly 70 years after they were written. NPR discussed the blog and shared excerpts from the diary. We talked about a similar undertaking several years ago, when a diary from 1660 was put online. According to the blog's creators, it will allow you to "follow Orwell's recuperation in Morocco, his return to the UK, and his opinions on the descent of Europe into war in real time. The diaries end in 1942, three years into the conflict."

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  1. Great! Orwell is always worth reading. by Animats · · Score: 5, Informative

    If all you've read is "1984", you don't realize what a great commentator he was.

    1. Re:Great! Orwell is always worth reading. by Red+Samurai · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Very true. His essays and political commentary are some of the best I've ever read, and still hold great relevance today. I recommend them to anyone who isn't already familiar. That said, I'm looking forward to reading these diary entries.

  2. Excerpt from diary from grave by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    August 9th

    Dear diary,
    Braaaaaaaaiiins!

    George.

  3. long diary by Aggrav8d · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait, the diary was from 1660, but ends in 1942? Tell me we've sequenced his DNA and found out how he lived that long. I don't think I'm going to get through the whole thing if I read just one entry a day.