Down and Out in Paris and London

Orwell, George

ISBN 10 : 0140282564 ISBN 13 : 9780140282566

Editeur : Penguin Books Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Down and Out in Paris and London

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Orwell's record of a period in the late Twenties when he lived among the tramps, dregs and plongeurs of London and Paris.'It is the white-hot reaction of a sensitive observant, compassionate young man to poverty, injustice and the callousness ofthe rich ... It offers insights rather than solutions; but always insights have to precded solutions .... No one has ever claimed Down and Out is its author's best book, yet many of his admirers describe it as their favourite Orwell. Its flaws are numerous, but oddly endearing.'

Biographie de l'auteur :

George Orwell, real name Eric Blair, was born in 1903 in Bengal but educated at Eton. He served with the Indian Impreial Poice, and later came to Europe, doing a series of ill-paid jobs which led to his writing DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON. He fought in the Spanish Civl War the the Republicans, but in later years became disillusioned with the aims of Communism, which lead to the writing of his two magnificent political satires Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four. He died in 1950.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140282564
• ISBN 13: 9780140282566
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 224