1984: '1984': How George Orwell's Big Brother was born during the Spanish Civil War, Culture
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Spain would represent a major point of rupture in the British author’s life. The novel takes place in London, but its seeds were planted during armed conflict in the streets of Barcelona
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1984: '1984': How George Orwell's Big Brother was born during the Spanish Civil War, Culture
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