{"product_id":"seeing-things-as-they-are-1","title":"Seeing Things As They Are","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This selection is a ceaseless delight ... there is a treat on almost every page'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGeorge Orwell wrote, in his words, from ''a desire to see things as they are''. This new collection of his journalism and other writings, including articles, essays, broadcasts, poems, book and film reviews from across his career, shows his unmatched genius for observing the world. Whether discussing Polish immigration or Scottish independence, railing against racism, defending the English language or holding an imaginary conversation with Jonathan Swift, these pieces reveal a clear-eyed, entertaining and eternally relevant chronicler of his age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited with an introduction by Peter Davison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Orwell''s luminous gift was for seeing things, for noticing what others  missed, took for granted or simply found uninteresting, for discovering  meaning and wonder in the familiarity of the everyday... Nothing escaped  or seemed beneath his notice, which was what made him such a good  reporter... \u003ci\u003eSeeing Things As They Are\u003c\/i\u003e is intended to be a  collection first and foremost of his journalism, with  preference given  to lesser-known pieces and reviews as well as some of the poems  he  wrote. It is full of interest and curiosities'' Jason Cowley, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Peter  Davison gives us a feast of [Orwell''s] shorter writings, showing how  from such hesitant beginnings he evolved into the writer of enduring  importance we know, committed to decency, equality and political  honesty, who could nevertheless wax lyrical over the first signs of  spring or an imaginary English pub'' Gordon Bowker, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319574143358,"sku":"NW9780141984230","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141984230.jpg?v=1778246272","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/seeing-things-as-they-are-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}