The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover Orwell's personal account of life on the streets beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard FaireyTo be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. By day, he tramped the streets, often passing time with 'screevers' or street artists, drunks and other hobos. At night, he stood in line for a bed in a 'spike' or doss house, where a cup of sugary tea, a hunk of stale bread and a blanket were the only sustenance and comfort on offer.First published in 1933, Down and Out in Paris and London is George Orwell's haunting account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them.'A man who looked at his world with wonder and wrote down exactly what he saw, in admirable prose' John MortimerCOMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY'S NEW-LOOK 1984 AND ANIMAL FARM.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-09-05
Mått:110 x 180 x 15 mm
Vikt:122 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Penguin Essentials
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780141042701

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Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

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He saw through everything... Many have tried to imitate his particular kind of clarity without anything like his moral authority

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Det var inte bättre förr! Det här är grymma berättelser om Orwells tid i Paris och London när han i någon mening utforskade livet som utfattig underklass. Det sociala skyddsnätet hjälpte honom till någon nivå, åtminstone i London, men livskvaliteten var kraftigt begränsad för att uttrycka det milt. Samtidigt skrattar man många gånger, för han möter karaktärer som är minst sagt speciella, och ibland är eländet är bara för mycket. Rekommenderas som tidsdokument, och man får med sig en dos tacksamhet för att samhället är både rikare och bättre organiserat idag.
Lars K
03 februari 2017