Good prose is like a windowpane.

George Orwell

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Topic

Good writing Power of literature Writing

Author

George Orwell

Source

Why I Write

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Orwell, George. "Why I Write." Gongrel, No. 4, Summer 1946.

Current Citation

Orwell, George. "Why I Write." Selected Essays, edited by Stefan Collini. Oxford University Press, 2021.

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The pen is mightier than the sword.

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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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How simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea... All that is required to feel that here and now is happiness is a simple, frugal heart.

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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

Kazantzakis, Nikos. Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά [Life and State of Alexis Zorba]. Athens: Dimitrakou, 1946, ch. 7.

Current Citation

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