Orwell and the Dispossessed

Informationen zum Autor 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. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia . Klappentext Features the author's personal experiences of poverty and life outside mainstream society. This title also includes the complete texts of "Down and out in Paris and London". Zusammenfassung This volume brings together Orwell's powerful writings of his personal experiences of poverty and life outside mainstream society. The complete texts of DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON is included.

Product details

• Authors: George Orwell
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.05.2001
• EAN: 9780141185194
• ISBN: 978-0-14-118519-4
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature