Notes on Nationalism: George Orwell

'The general uncertainty as to what is really happening makes it easier to cling to lunatic beliefs'

Biting and timeless reflections on patriotism, prejudice, and power, from the man who wrote about his nation better than anyone.

About Penguin Modern

Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour.

• Authors featured: From Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem, and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson.
• Content variety: Essays radical and inspiring, poems moving and disturbing, stories surreal and fabulous.
• Journey through themes and places: Taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.