Down and Out in Paris and London
The classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey
$20.60
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2013
Summary
Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey’s new look for Orwell’s classic.
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. By day, he tramped the streets, often passing time with ‘screevers’ or street artists, drunks and other hobos. At night, he stood in line for a bed in a ‘spike’ or doss house, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141042701 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141042702 |
| Author: | George Orwell |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2013 |
| Weight: | 131g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 114mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Penguin Essentials |
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He saw through everything… Many have tried to imitate his particular kind of clarity without anything like his moral authority – Peter Ackroyd * The Times *A man who looked at his world with wonder and wrote down exactly what he saw, in admirable prose – John Mortimer
About The Author
George Orwell
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.
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