George Orwell: A Reader's Guide: Or, 'Who Is Big Brother?' and Other Puzzles

by D.J. Taylor

224 pages, Paperback

Published October 7, 2025

About the author

David John Taylor (born 1960) is a critic, novelist and biographer. After attending school in Norwich, he read Modern History at St John's College, Oxford, and has received the 2003 Whitbread Biography Award for his life of George Orwell.

He lives in Norwich and contributes to The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, New Statesman and The Spectator among other publications.

He is married to the novelist Rachel Hore, and together they have three sons.

Reviews

[Ivan Monckton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Forget the second half of the title, which in this edition, the one that I read, does not appear on the cover, the spine or the title page, and which, frankly is irrelevant. This is an excellent combination of biography, literary criticism and bibliography and is highly recommended.