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Hace 6 días · Eileen O’Shaughnessy married Orwell in 1936. O’Shaughnessy was a writer herself, and her literary brilliance not only shaped Orwell’s work, but her practical common sense saved his life. But why and how, Funder wondered, was she written out of their story?
Hace 1 día · Two books about Orwell's relationship with his first wife, Eileen O'Shaughnessy, and her role in his life and career, have been published: Eileen: The Making of George Orwell by Sylvia Topp (2020) and Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder (2023). In her book Funder claims that Orwell was misogynistic and sadistic.
- 1928–1950
- Eton College
Hace 4 días · It tells the story of Eileen O’Shaughnessy, often to date in history referred to only as author George Orwell's 'first wife'. In an imaginatively constructed melee of historical research, fictional narrative (though based on the research), and personal memoir/reflection, Anna….
Hace 5 días · Anna Funder is coming to Backstory! We’re thrilled that the Stasiland author will be joining us in person, all the way from Australia, to talk about her latest book, a biography of Eileen O’Shaughnessy — George Orwell’s wife. REFUGEE TALES in aid of Wandsworth Welcomes Refugees — 19th June, 7.30pm
Hace 3 días · Orwell and good? A controversial new book posits George Orwell as a cheat and misogynist. Peter Gruner examines the evidence. Thursday, 25th January — By Peter Gruner. Eileen O’Shaughnessy and George Orwell. [The Orwell Society] HE may be down, but he’s definitely not out of mind.
Hace 5 días · She does this through the example of George Orwell and his brilliant - but now almost unknown - wife Eileen O’Shaughnessy. *** Or that it doesn’t matter if your home is a little more gross than someone else's. I definitely have some friends with near-flawless homes.
Hace 2 días · Finally, there are two movies that were based on Queer material, but because of the times in which they made their respective debuts – 1934 on Broadway for Lillian Hellman’s play “The Children’s Hour” and 1945 for Richard Brooks’s novel “The Brick Foxhole” – American movie screens were not ready to hear the words homosexual, gay, queer or lesbian.
