Why we write
A letter to George Orwell. « All narrative is hypnotic. Some narratives are more hypnotic than others. Because of you, we can be conscious of the kinds and the workings of the narratives that set out to deaden us, lessen us, make us lie, make us part of the lie. »
Why we write - The European Review of Books Skip to content Why we write Ali Smith 13 June 2022 published in Issue One Dear George Orwell, Why do we write? Given that words and reality, as you once put it, are so often « no liker » to each other « than chessmen to living beings ». I’m writing to you now from a future no-one could have seen coming –– except maybe yourself, and H G Wells, and J G Ballard and the furthest-seeing writers over the centuries from Sophocles to Margaret Atwood. Because everything you wrote gifts us with the knowledge that words are the chesspieces by which the powers
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