没有读他的《一九八四》和《动物庄园》之前,乔治·奥维尔(George Orwell)的名字对于我是淡漠的。当我有机会阅读到他的《一九八四》(中译本,花城出版社,一九八八年版)等作品时,顿时吃惊于他的浅易却又深刻的叙述方式、他的高度的概括力和历史震撼力。就在产生这种震憾的时候,两本关于奥维尔二次大战期间在BBC工作时的作品集,摆在了我的案头。一九八七年列入英国“企鹅丛书”的这两本书分别为《战时广播》(The War Broadcasts)和《战时评论》(TheWar Commentaries)。奥维尔从一九四一年八月到一九四三年 George Orwell’s name is indifferent to me until I read his 1984 and Animal Manor titles. When I had a chance to read his works such as “1984” (Chinese translation, Huacheng Press, 1988 edition), he was suddenly amazed at his simple and profound narrative style. His highly summarized Power and history shocking. At the time of this shock, two books on the work of the BBC during Orville World War II were placed in my desk. The two books that were included in the British Penguin Book in 1987 are The War Broadcasts and The War Commentsaries respectively. Orville from August 1941 to 1943