Through her celebrated ability to make unexpected connections, Solnit explores Orwell’s passion for gardening and nature, and how this illuminated his other commitments as a writer and antifascist. She draws links between the intertwined politics of nature and power - from Stalin’s obsession with growing lemons in impossibly cold conditions, to the brutal rose industry in Colombia. In doing so, Solnit discovers a more hopeful Orwell, and presents a remarkable reflection on pleasure, beauty, language, truth and joy as acts of resistance.

The author of more than 20 books, including the bestselling Men Explain Things to Me, and Recollections of My Non-Existence, Solnit’s remarkable writing highlights with clarity and urgency the most pressing issues of our times, frequently making a bid for unity and hope. She will be conversation with author and former Guardian journalist Madeleine Bunting.

Running time: 60 minutes

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