Homage to Catalonia - Couverture souple

Orwell, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0141393025 ISBN 13 : 9780141393025

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2013

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies.If you enjoyed Homage to Catalonia, you might like Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of the civil war'Anthony Beevor, author of D-Day'A war story that is both brutally honest and lyrically beautiful'Michael Shelden, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Century

Biographie de l'auteur :

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. All his novels and non-fiction, including Burmese Days (1934), Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) and Homage to Catalonia (1938) are published in Penguin Modern Classics.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0141393025
• ISBN 13: 9780141393025
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 256