George Orwell, Henry Miller, and the 'Dirty-Handkerchief Side of Life'

29/9/2025

Quillette Narrated

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Like Miller, Orwell didn’t just focus on the “dirty-handkerchief side of life”—he repeatedly confessed to the dirty-handkerchief side of his own personality.

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George Orwell, Henry Miller, and the 'Dirty-Handkerchief Side of Life'

Quillette Narrated

Otros episodios de "Quillette Narrated"

It’s No Longer 1937...

The Malpractice of Menopausal Medicine Reveals a Broken Medical System by Amy Alkon

Why We Should Read Nietzsche

No, You Don’t Have a Disorder, You Have Feelings

Why Not Polygamy? Examining the Case for Legalisation

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How Accurate is Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’?

Huxley, Burroughs, and the Church of Scientology

Brainrot, Not Ideology

Pride and Prejudice