Orwell's nose. The pathological biography of the writer. Suserland John

"They brought you coffee to bed. You grabbed him. He was hot. You felt it. However, he had no smell. When you took a sip, only hot water poured under the palate, ” - such a plot would have perfectly suitable for the genre of anti -utopia if it were not for today's day. What do smells mean to us? Is it easy to live in a world in which nothing smells anymore?

Once John Saserland, the author of this book, has forever lost his sense of smell. Around the same time, he began to re-read George Orwell and noticed something strange: Orwell was clearly obsessed with smells. This obsession with pleasant and (often) disgusting smells was noted earlier, but has never been investigated to such an extent. Suserland combines the admiration of Orwell’s “ideal prose” with frank exposure of his shortcomings as a person and his almost masochistic tendency to complicate his life, which, however, often inspired him to best work. A fresh story about the life and work of Orwell, in which a unique “fragrant” trace and an enriching view of one of the most important writers of the 20th century are felt.