Q&A with Rebecca Solnit, author of ‘Orwell’s Roses’
by Peter Tonguette
Feb 08, 2022
3 minutes
American author Rebecca Solnit used to think that George Orwell, who wrote “Animal Farm” and “1984,” was a “grim, serious, and pessimistic figure.” How could a writer so zealous about exposing totalitarianism have had much time for other pursuits? In “Orwell’s Roses,” she challenges many people’s preconceptions of the British literary giant, showing him to be a man who found solace and satisfaction in tending to gardens, trees, and even, yes,
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