George Orwell
Down and Out in Paris and London: Annotated Edition
Down and Out in Paris and London: Annotated Edition
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George Orwell's early life experiences in London and Paris inspired his first full-length work, Down and Out in Paris and London, published in 1933, which offers a historical snapshot and insight into social evils of inequality, poverty, and alienation.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2024
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
George Orwell, a young writer, moved to London in late 1927 and embarked on exploratory "tramping" expeditions to the city's East End, a place of great squalor and deprivation. Later, he moved to Paris' bohemian Latin Quarter, where he was the victim of a robbery in early 1929, leaving him in a state of near destitution. These real-life experiences laid the foundations for his first full-length work, "Down and Out in Paris and London," published by Victor Gollancz in 1933. The book is populated by a troupe of colourful characters and offers penetrating observations and vivid prose, which would become Orwell's hallmark. It provides an invaluable historical snapshot and an insight into the perennial social evils of inequality, poverty, and alienation.
Dimension: 198 x 129 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781847499271
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