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1 Sep 2014: Self has called the celebrated writer England's 'Supreme Mediocrity' for prescribing the use of short words and everyday English. Could Self have a new book out, by any chance? -
1 Sep 2014: Novelist takes particular issue with the 'Orwellian language police' who have made plain English an unquestioned virtue
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20 Aug 2014:
From the Restaurant at the End of the Universe to the cabman's shelter in Ulysses, chef and author Michael Gibney reviews the best eating and drinking in books
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14 Aug 2014: Internet retailer accused of using tactics from Orwell's 1984 in war of words with the publisher Hachette
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7 Aug 2014: The artwork for Penguin’s new edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has left readers appalled. Here’s our selection of the five most preposterous and frankly poor covers ever printed – but what have we missed?
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13 Jul 2014:
Authors and critics, including Ali Smith and John Banville, reveal which titles, both old and new, they're most looking forward to reading on their summer holidays
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2 Jul 2014: London has become a literary playground: a project by the National Literacy Trust has scattered 50 book-shaped benches across the capital for the summer, each dedicated to an iconic author or character. Will you help us find them?
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30 Jun 2014: The prime minister employed Orwellian doublespeak to claim that Britain was now 'the voice of Europe'
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30 Jun 2014:
Dilapidated colonial bungalow where the writer was born in 1903 in Motihari, Bihar state, will become world's first Orwell museum
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24 Jun 2014:
Oscar Wilde, George Orwell and Nabokov all had views on the beautiful game. As England head for the exit from the World Cup, console yourself with the wisdom of literature's parlour pundits
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3 Jun 2014:
It can seem daunting, but there's a whole world of books beyond the children's section. Site member Firebird is here with a few commandments for those thinking of taking their first steps...
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2 Jun 2014:
Featuring A Clockwork Orange, Shakespeare, Bridget Jones and Kingsley Amis – here are the most withering literary putdowns
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7 May 2014:
Producers of a new version of George Orwell's classic suggest his dystopic fiction is chillingly relevant
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24 Apr 2014: Charles Moore's authorised Life a controversial contender for book award set up in honour of George Orwell
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18 Apr 2014:
This month sees the 40th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's Orwell-inspired Diamond Dogs. From Gary Numan's 'machine' phase to Janelle Monáe's messianic android – influenced by Fritz Lang's Metropolis – here are some of the best end-of-days LPs
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