Down and Out in Paris and London

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Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this book documents his ‘first contact with poverty’: sleeping in bug-infested hostels, working as a dishwasher in Paris, surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps.

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The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts’ collection, discover Orwell’s personal account of life on the streets beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey

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, where a cup of sugary tea, a hunk of stale bread and a blanket were the only sustenance and comfort on offer.

First published in 1933, Down and Out in Paris and London is George Orwell’s haunting account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them.

‘A man who looked at his world with wonder and wrote down exactly what he saw, in admirable prose’ John Mortimer

COMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY’S NEW-LOOK 1984 AND ANIMAL FARM.

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Weight 0.125 kg
Dimensions 18.1 × 11.1 × 1.4 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

224

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

362.50942109043 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K