Orwell's Victory - Christopher Hitchens

Very interesting, very well-written and thorough, and very one-sided (but that's alright). It paints a good portrait of a fascinating person, and defends him as a heroic cultural and intellectual figure. This defence sounds strained only in one or two places. Many critics (especially leftists who criticised Orwell for all sorts of things) get Hitch-slapped in the process. I'm left wanting to read an actual biography of him. His life seems to have consisted entirely of hard times. If he had lived longer his legacy might not be so powerful.