Homage to Catalonia - Brossura

Orwell, George

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ISBN 10: 0141393025 ISBN 13: 9780141393025

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2013

Riassunto

Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies.

A firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia includes an introduction by Julian Symons in Penguin Modern Classics.

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Recensione:

An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war (Anthony Beevor)

A war story that is both brutally honest and lyrically beautiful (Daily Telegraph)

L'autore:

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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0141393025
• ISBN 13: 9780141393025
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256