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Homage To Catalonia

By George Orwell
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Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's compelling firsthand account of his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Originally intending to report as a journalist, Orwell joined the Marxist Workers' Party and experienced the brutal realities of war against the Fascists, including life in the trenches and his near-fatal wounding. The memoir also explores the painful clash between Orwell's ideals and the complex political power struggles of the conflict.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This memoir is ideal for readers interested in historical biography, political history, and war memoirs. It will particularly resonate with those seeking to understand the human experience behind the Spanish Civil War and Orwell's political evolution.

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National Review Top Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Century. "One of Orwell's very best books and perhaps the best book that exists on the Spanish Civil War." -- The New Yorker

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A National Review Top Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Century

“One of Orwell’s very best books and perhaps the best book that exists on the Spanish Civil War.”—The New Yorker

In 1936, originally intending merely to report on the Spanish Civil War as a journalist, George Orwell found himself embroiled as a participant—as a member of the Workers’ Party of Marxist Unity. Fighting against the Fascists, he described in painfully vivid and occasionally comic detail life in the trenches—with a “democratic army” composed of men with no ranks, no titles, and often no weapons—and his near fatal wounding. As the politics became tangled, Orwell was pulled into a heartbreaking conflict between his own personal ideals and the complicated realities of political power struggles.

Considered one of the finest works by a man V. S. Pritchett called “the wintry conscience of a generation,” Homage to Catalonia is both Orwell’s memoir of his experiences at the front and his tribute to those who died in what he called a fight for common decency. This edition features a new foreword by Adam Hochschild placing the war in greater context and discussing the evolution of Orwell’s views on the Spanish Civil War.

“No one except George Orwell . . . made the violence and self-dramatization of Spain so burning and terrible.”—Alfred Kazin, New York Times

“A wise book, one that once read will never be forgotten.”—Chicago Sunday Tribune

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780544382046

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 233g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair, a writer and political commentator. In 2008, THE TIMES ranked him second on a list of 'The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.' His work continues to influence popular and political culture. Tamsin Greig., Nicky Henson and Toby Jones star in this new drama.

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