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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Sutherland, John, 1938-     Subjects     Orwell, George, 1903-1950.     Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation.     Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography.     Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.     Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Smell in literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sutherland, John, 1938-       by title:      Orwell's nose : a pa...       by call number:      921 O79s     Search the Web     Sutherland, John, 1938-     Orwell, George, 1903-1950.     Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation.     Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography.     Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.     Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Smell in literature.       MARC Display

Orwell's nose : a pathological biography / John Sutherland. by Sutherland, John, 1938- Reaktion Books, 2016. Call #: 921 O79s Subjects Orwell, George, 1903-1950.   Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation.   Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography.   Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.   Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Smell in literature. ISBN:  9781780236483 (hc.) Description:  256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-249) and index. Contents:  The life -- Appendix I: Blair/Orwell's smoking diary -- Appendix II: The smell narrative of A Clergyman's Daughter -- Appendix III: The smell narrative of The Road to Wigan Pier. Summary:  "In 2012 writer John Sutherland permanently lost his sense of smell. At about the same time, he embarked on a rereading of George Orwell, and still coping with his recent disability, noticed something peculiar: Orwell was positively obsessed with smell. In this original, irreverent biography, Sutherland offers a fresh account of Orwells life and works, one that sniffs out a unique, scented trail that wends from Burmese Days through Nineteen Eighty-Four and on to The Road to Wigan Pier. Sutherland airs out the odors, fetors, stenches, and reeks trapped in the pages of Orwells books. From Winston Smiths apartment in Nineteen Eighty-Four, which 'smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats,' to the tantalizing aromas of concubine Ma Hla Mays hair in Burmese Days, with its 'mingled scent of sandalwood, garlic, coconut oil, and jasmine,' Sutherland explores the scent narratives that abound in Orwell's literary world. Along the way, he elucidates questions that have remained unanswered in previous biographies, addressing gaps that have kept the writer elusively from us. An entertaining but enriching look at one of the most important writers of the twentieth century and, moreover, an entirely new and sensuous way to approach literature: nose first. John Sutherland is an emeritus professor of English at University College London"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 921 O79s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 921 O79s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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