George Orwell and Communist Poland

George Orwell and Communist Poland is the first major account of George Orwell¿s Polish reception during WWII and the cold war. Offering a tri-partite approach to studying reception in conditions of state-imposed censorship ¿ from ¿gr¿official and clandestine perspectives ¿ the volume reveals how Orwell, an emblematic censored writer, enjoyed a thriving reception in both communist Poland and abroad. It brings to light Orwell¿s overlooked relationships with Polish exiles who informed his work and saw in Orwell a writer but also a personal friend and political ally. They eagerly translated his works and sought multicultural promotion, also behind the Iron Curtain. The book further argues that Orwell experienced official reception too: smuggled into state-controlled culture in officially accepted ways, while communist censorship files portray his reception within the state apparatus. Finally, Orwell¿s works became underground presses¿ bestsellers, while diaries and letters show