Down and Out in Paris and London (Paperback)
Orwell, George (Author)
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Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this book documents his 'first contact with poverty': sleeping in bug-infested hostels, working as a dishwasher in Paris, surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps.
Reviews
The white-hot reaction of a sensitive, observant, compassionate young man to poverty
Dervla Murphy
Orwell was the great moral force of his age
Spectator
Reviews
The white-hot reaction of a sensitive, observant, compassionate young man to poverty
Dervla Murphy
Orwell was the great moral force of his age
Spectator
ISBN (SKU)
9780141393032
Pages
215
Weight
133g
Dimensions
181x111x13
Imprint
Penguin Classics
Published
03, January, 2013
Genres
Travel
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