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Homage to Catalonia
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Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's memoir of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, a groundbreaking work of dissident literature drawn from vivid personal experience. There are occasions where it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at all... Orwell volunteered...
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Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's memoir of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, a groundbreaking work of dissident literature drawn from vivid personal experience.
There are occasions where it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at all...
Orwell volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War, was near-fatally wounded, and survived to write this book about the experience. Written with all the deep human understanding that defines Orwell's writing, he vividly recounts the battles that were faced by ordinary working people as they fought for both their lives and their ideologies.
Using first-hand experience, his capacity for observation, and the clarity and conviction of his writing, Orwell reveals the real-world effects of totalitarianism.
'The finest model of how to write about a foreign conflict, a war or a revolution... Brilliant reportage' - Timothy Garten-Ash
'Orwell describes what is happening in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War in such a way that we are able to see why he's so upset about Soviet power. His argument is not one of category and concept but of irresistible observation' - Timothy Snyder
'When he went to Spain, Orwell was an unknown. He wasn't Hemingway. He wasn't a well-connected intellectual. He just had this amazing eye for detail. He was an amazing observer, and he could write so powerfully. This book, to me, is just one of the classics of foreign reporting' - Guy Raz
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781784879006
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 March 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 204g
Pages: 288
About the Author
George Orwell (1903-1950) is 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. He is 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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