![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Since many of its best passages are rhapsodies on single malt whiskies, one is tempted to call it a wee bonny dram of a tale."" The New York Times Book Review" "A whisky-soaked hoot worth hollering about."" The Austin Chronicle""Big Brother might not be watching but the island s eccentric locals sure are and also, possibly, a werewolf. Take a wild guess what George Orwell would say." Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air ""Burning Down George Orwell s House" is a sweet book full of delights. Robert Stone, author of"Dog Soldiers ""As all good comedies do, Ervin's novel contains a sober question at its core in this case, whether the idea of "escape" itself is just another manipulation sold to us "proles" by the very same wired world that engulfs and exhausts us. ![]() Praise for "Burning Down George Orwell's House" "Burning Down George Orwell s House"is really most enjoyable, a witty, original turn on the life and memory of the Sage of Jura, taking place on the island where he wrote"Nineteen Eighty-Four." Eric Blair serves as the McGuffin in this story, which is one part black comedy and one part a meditation on modern life. ![]()
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