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Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Audio book)

English · Audio book

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Informationen zum Autor George Orwell (1903-50), real name Eric Arthur Blair, was a British author and journalist famed for his satirical wit and socio-political focus. Klappentext Orwell's darkly comic novel centres around the life of Gordon Comstock, onetime advertising copywriter turned bookshop employee and struggling poet. Gordon's disdain for money and artistic compromise preclude his earning enough of a living to escape constant public embarrassment. On top of this, it gives him terrible trouble holding on to his girlfriend. Unwilling to dilute his stubborn stance on capitalistic pursuits, he constantly obsesses "money, money, money, all is money". Gordon's problems mount while his only published volume, "Mice", gathers dust on a shelf, and his attempts at a new collection stagnate. Written during Orwell's time living in Notting Hill and set in London during "the year of blight, 1934", the novel is a fine example of Orwell's wit, and a masterpiece of fiction. It also hints towards themes about power and relationships that would colour his later works Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm . Reader Richard E. Grant is one Britain's best-loved actors, and best remembered for his role in Withnail & I . In 1997. Grant also appeared as Gordon Comstock in a film version of Orwell's novel. Orwellian genius. Zusammenfassung Orwellian genius.

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George Orwell (1903-50), real name Eric Arthur Blair, was a British author and journalist famed for his satirical wit and socio-political focus.

Product details

Authors George Orwell
Assisted by Richard E. Grant (Reader / Narrator)
Publisher Canongate Books
 
Languages English
Product format CD-Audio
Released 17.01.2011
 
EAN 9781906147860
ISBN 978-1-906147-86-0
Series CSA Word
CSA Word Recording
Subject Fiction > Narrative literature

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