Down and Out in Paris and London
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- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
27 November 2017
Summary
Originally published in 1933, George Orwell’s first work is a memoir of working in grimy restaurant kitchens in Paris, and tramping the streets and living in hostels in London.
Down and Out in Paris and London is one of the great accounts of life in the underclass—of being hard-up and hungry, of sleeping in seedy hostels and working in squalid restaurants. George Orwell’s first book, published when he was not yet thirty, is alive with the sights and smells of poverty. It is a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925498936 |
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| ISBN-10: | 192549893X |
| Author: | George Orwell |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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‘Orwell was there long, long before me, “ripping the lid off” fine dining and depicting, in unsparing terms, the filth, the language, the subculture, the complete disconnect between what was seen in the dining room and what happened behind the kitchen doors…Down and Out in Paris and London changed my life.’ – Anthony Bourdain, from the introduction
‘The truth in chapters of real life…Extraordinary confessions.’ * New Statesman *
‘Unforgettable…A masterpiece: the most extraordinary series of vignettes, sketched with terrifying precision, of life deep in the greasy underbelly of destitution.’ * Sunday Express *
About The Author
George Orwell
George Orwell
George Orwell was one of England’s most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. Orwell was also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose, and wit, and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.
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