Down and Out in Paris and London

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 To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. This book gives an account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them. Zusammenfassung To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. This book gives an account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them.

Product details

• Authors: George Orwell
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.09.2013
• EAN: 9780141042701
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104270-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 180 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Penguin Essentials; Penguin Essentials
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Paris : Berichte, Erinnerungen, London : Berichte, Erinnerungen, Orwell, George, London, Greater London, France, TRAVEL / Europe / France, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, Travel writing, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness