Burning Down George Orwell's House

Andrew Ervin

ISBN: 9781616956523

Published: May, 2015

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Paperback $16.00

Andrew Ervin

Philadelphia, PA

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A darkly comic debut novel about advertising, truth, single malt, Scottish hospitality—or lack thereof—and George Orwell’s 1984.

Ray Welter, a high-powered Chicago ad executive, leaves his job and his wife for the Scottish Isle of Jura, where he intends to drop ...

A darkly comic debut novel about advertising, truth, single malt, Scottish hospitality—or lack thereof—and George Orwell’s 1984.

Ray Welter, a high-powered Chicago ad executive, leaves his job and his wife for the Scottish Isle of Jura, where he intends to drop out of the wired world and drink copious amounts of Scottish single malt. He soon finds himself in a dangerous feud with one of the locals, however, in addition to possibly being stalked by a legendary werewolf, all of which culminate on the night of Jura’s traditional, boozy werewolf hunt.

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Burning Down George Orwell's House is really most enjoyable, a witty, original turn on the life and memory of the Sage of Jura, taking place on the island where he wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four. Eric Blair serves as the McGuffin in this story, which is one part black comedy and one part a meditation on modern life. It is well-written and truly original.”
–Robert Stone
“Ray Welter - corrupted, debauched, cuckolded, fighting all the way down - is a brilliant creation, and Andrew Ervin's Burning Down George Orwell's House is a work of laudable mischief. ”
–Owen King, author of Double Feature: A Novel