Why I Write

Why I Write

By
George Orwell
George Orwell
1946 • 32 pages

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55 books

Essays

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Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars
Why I Write
Against Interpretation
Three Essays On The Theory Of Sexuality

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3 books

History

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Why I Write
Farewell to Manzanar

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12 books

Writing

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Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook
How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Why I Write

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12 books

Politics

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Raising the Floor: How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream
The War on Normal People
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
Grass Roots
Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home
Republic of Lies

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14 books

Language

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The Art of Bible Translation
Sin and Syntax
Bad Language
How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One
Why I Write
The Elements of Style

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91 books

My Books6

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The Kingdom by the Sea
IIM Ahmedabad Business Books: Day to Day Economics
Dark Star Safari
Granta 112: Pakistan
Granta 127: Japan
Granta 130: India: Another Way of Seeing

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136 books

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Ash
The Burning World
And I Darken
Now I Rise
Crooked Kingdom
Victoria
Un appartement à Paris
The Inventor's Secret

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389 books

Non Fiction

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Christopher and His Kind
Every Song Ever
The Talent Code
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape
J. R. R. Tolkien : a biography

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59 books

Writing

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Stephen McClurg
Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity
Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars
Anguished English
Why I Write
On writing well
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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104 books

2022 Books

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Sampi
The School for Good Mothers
A Grief Observed
Calypso
Autobiography of Red
The Prophet
Where the Crawdads Sing

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124 books

Non Fiction

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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Outliers: The Story of Success
Losing My Virginity: 1950-1993
The Last Lecture
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

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84 books

2023 2025

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Deep
The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better
Whereabouts
The Song of Achilles
Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Piranesi
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

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249 books

Read In English

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Ivan
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Chernobyl Prayer
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Adulthood Is a Myth
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning

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654 books

Nonfiction

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On Human Nature
Breaking Open the Head
Pathologies of Power
Supercapitalism
The Nine
The Rhetorics of Feminism: Readings in Contemporary Cultural Theory and the Popular Press
The Climate War : True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth

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19 books

Guides

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Why I Write
Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Volume 1: Andromeda Through Cetus
Hubble Atlas of Galaxies
The Stars
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Surviving the Future
The Baby Decision: How to Make the Most Important Choice of Your Life