- Christopher Hitchens（在我看来可能是 20 世纪末奥威尔研究的头号大牛，也是一位伟大的知识分子）谈《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters）及问答（2002 年）[0]。- 《我为何写作》（Why I write）[1] [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-FfrkGiWQ [1]: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel...
- Christopher Hitchens (possibly THE biggest expert on Orwell in the late 20th century, and a great intellectual IMHO) on "Why Orwell Matters" + Q&A (2002) [0]. - Why I write [1] [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-FfrkGiWQ [1]: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel...
Christopher Hitchens 写过一本神作叫《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters），强烈建议去读读。他在《审判基辛格》（The Trial of Henry Kissinger）里把基辛格也批得体无完肤。
Christopher Hitchens has an amazing book called "Why Orwell Matters" and I strongly advise reading it. He also does a takedown of Kissinger in "The Trial of Henry Kissinger".
很值得去读读《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters），里面着重强调了这个见解。这本书是一位（当时已脱离托派的）托派分子 Christopher Hitchens 写的。它听起来会有点像 Rand，虽然原本并无此意，但核心问题始终并且永远都会是个人主义……
It's worth going to "Why Orwell Matters" for much emphasis on this insight. It was written by a (then ex-)Trot, Christopher Hitchens. It'll sound like Rand, which is isn't really meant to, but the issue is and will always be individualism…
YouTube 上录有 Christopher Hitchens 好几个长达一小时的演讲，讲的就是他的书《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters），他在里面解释了究竟是什么赋予了他这种洞察力。《1984》曾在苏联地下广泛流传，读过它的人完全想不通奥威尔怎么能如此精准地理解斯大林统治下的生活……
Christopher Hitchens has a few hour long talks recorded on youtube about his book 'Why Orwell matters' and explains what gave him that kind of insight. 1984 was widely distributed in the Soviet underground and those who read it could not figure out how Orwell understood perfectly what life under Stalin…
- Christopher Hitchens（在我看来可能是 20 世纪末奥威尔研究的头号大牛，也是一位伟大的知识分子）谈《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters）及问答（2002 年）[0]。- 《我为何写作》（Why I write）[1] [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-FfrkGiWQ [1]: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel...
- Christopher Hitchens (possibly THE biggest expert on Orwell in the late 20th century, and a great intellectual IMHO) on "Why Orwell Matters" + Q&A (2002) [0]. - Why I write [1] [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-FfrkGiWQ [1]: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel...
Hitchens 还写过一本关于奥威尔的好书——http://www.amazon.com/Why-Orwell-Matters-Christopher-Hitchen...
Hitchens has also written a nice book on Orwell - http://www.amazon.com/Why-Orwell-Matters-Christopher-Hitchen...
Christopher Hitchens 写过一本神作叫《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters），强烈建议去读读。他在《审判基辛格》（The Trial of Henry Kissinger）里把基辛格也批得体无完肤。
Christopher Hitchens has an amazing book called "Why Orwell Matters" and I strongly advise reading it. He also does a takedown of Kissinger in "The Trial of Henry Kissinger".
很值得去读读《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters），里面着重强调了这个见解。这本书是一位（当时已脱离托派的）托派分子 Christopher Hitchens 写的。它听起来会有点像 Rand，虽然原本并无此意，但核心问题始终并且永远都会是个人主义……
It's worth going to "Why Orwell Matters" for much emphasis on this insight. It was written by a (then ex-)Trot, Christopher Hitchens. It'll sound like Rand, which is isn't really meant to, but the issue is and will always be individualism…
或许值得先读一下《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters）。书并不厚，而且脑子里有个认知地图会很有帮助。
It might be worth reading "Why Orwell Matters" first. It's not a large book, and having a map helps.
YouTube 上录有 Christopher Hitchens 好几个长达一小时的演讲，讲的就是他的书《奥威尔为何重要》（Why Orwell Matters），他在里面解释了究竟是什么赋予了他这种洞察力。《1984》曾在苏联地下广泛流传，读过它的人完全想不通奥威尔怎么能如此精准地理解斯大林统治下的生活……
Christopher Hitchens has a few hour long talks recorded on youtube about his book 'Why Orwell matters' and explains what gave him that kind of insight. 1984 was widely distributed in the Soviet underground and those who read it could not figure out how Orwell understood perfectly what life under Stalin…