Sunday, February 12, 2012

That would have been an interesting read


Till today I didn't know that Christopher Hitchens had planned to write on the subject of George Orwell and Asperger syndrome. Of course, he wouldn't have been the first to do so.

Fitzgerald, Michael (2006) Autism, Asperger’s syndrome and creativity. Autism2006: AWARES Conference Centre. October 4th 2006.

http://awares.nemisys.uk.com/conferences/show_paper.asp?section=000100010001&conferenceCode=000200020002&id=42
[George Orwell and many other famous people discussed]

Fitzgerald, Michael (2005) The genesis of artistic creativity: Asperger’s syndrome and the arts. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
[George Orwell and many other famous people discussed]

McGrath, Charles (2011) A voice, still vibrant, reflects on mortality. New York Times. October 9th 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/books/christopher-hitchens-on-writing-mortality-and-cancer.html?pagewanted=all
[It is revealed that the late writer Christopher Hitchens planned to write on the subject of George Orwell and Asperger syndrome in a revision of his 2002 book Why Orwell matters.]

Percy, Tony (2005) Orwell's Clock - What Made Orwell Tick? Coldspur.com
http://coldspur.com/OrwellsClock.htm
[Website writer Percy claims to have beat Fitzgerald and Hitchens in identifying Orwell as a case of AS.]


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