Society & Culture
This week, James Marcus goes partying with Susan Sontag and George Steiner; and Laura Beers sheds a light on Eileen O'Shaughnessy, George Orwell's first wife.
'Maestros and monsters: Days and nights with Susan Sontag and George
Steiner', by Robert Boyers
'Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's invisible life', by Anna Funder
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