My life with my father, George Orwell
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The Scottish History Society is delighted to host a talk by Richard Blair, son of George Orwell, on his father, his life and his legacy.
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George Orwell's son Richard Blair is coming to Glasgow on 28th May to give a special one off talk in about his father, his life and his legacy.
The talk will be introduced by Gerry Hassan, Professor of Social Change, Glasgow Caledonian University and author of The Strange Death of Labour Scotland and The People’s Flag and the Union Jack.
"Orwell's work remains influential in popular culture and in political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian" describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices—is part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big Brother", "Thought Police", "Room 101", "Newspeak", "memory hole", "doublethink", and "thoughtcrime".In 2008, The Times ranked George Orwell second among "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"."
Richard Blair is patron of The Orwell Society. It was founded in 2011 with the aim of promoting the understanding and appreciation of the life and work of George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair 1903-1950).
