Posted by POUM84 on July 28, 2001 at 21:21:09:
In Reply to: 1984 - Gothic posted by Greg on July 27, 2001 at 02:24:21:
Greg,
I have read from several sources that 1984 does have a strong conotation of death due to the fact that Orwell wrote it while he was very ill and close to death. There is a biography called "Orwell: The Transformation" by Peter Stansky that might help you.
POUM84