Down and Out in Paris and London

Informationen zum Autor George Orwell (1903–1950), the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic. He was born in India and educated at Eton. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living by writing. 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 1984 (1949), which brought him worldwide fame.  Klappentext From the author of 1984, the classic semi-autobiographical story about the adventures of a penniless British writer in two cities. Down and Out in Paris and London follows the journey of a writer among the down-and-out in two great cities. Without self-pity and often with humor, this novel is Orwell at his finest?a sobering, truthful protrayal of poverty and society. Zusammenfassung From the author of 1984, the classic semi-autobiographical story about the adventures of a penniless British writer in two cities. Down and Out in Paris and London follows the journey of a writer among the down-and-out in two great cities. Without self-pity and often with humor, this novel is Orwell at his finest—a sobering, truthful protrayal of poverty and society.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: George Orwell
• Edition: Houghton Mifflin
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: à partir de 14 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 28.07.2021
• EAN: 9780156262248
• ISBN: 978-0-15-626224-8
• Pages: 224
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Politics, United States of America, USA, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Fiction: general and literary, Feminism and feminist theory, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERATURE: LITERARY COLLECTIONS, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Literature / Literary Collections