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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
This is an example of why "influential" is a bad word for this sort of question. Or why this is just a bad question, in the "Who's better? The Stones or Beatles?" sort of way.
What has Orwell influenced? He's made people aware and vigilant, but is 1984 or Animal Farm influencing any writer? They're not terribly complex books.
I'd say his short story "A Hanging" explained more eloquently all the reasons I loathe capital punishment than I ever could. But it hasn't influenced me in any way.
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I've not read the book Wonkster mentions, but I will look for it tomorrow. But Orwell is hardly Animal farm and 1984, and move on.
Down and Out in Paris and London is a great read. you would like it, I bet. He has other novels that are quite good, and cover very tiny little things in very simple people's lives.
Keep the Aspidistra flying or Coming Up for Air are examples.
