Is there a better writer in the English language than George Orwell? When it comes to non-fiction, I think not. I didn't quite get into 1984 or Keep the Aspidistra Flying but Down and Out in Paris and London was unputdownable. As is Homage to Catalonia, Orwell's account of the Spanish Civil War which I am now reading. There's something entirely authentic and true about Orwell's prose and thoughts even when he is passionate (and therefore possibly partial) about his beliefs.
Wonder how much of a debt Ken Loach's Land and Freedom owes to this Orwell book? Considerable, I think.
PS: IMDB reviews certainly indicate this.
