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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit.
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying follows Gordon Comstock, a man who loathes dull, middle-class respectability and the worship of money. He abandons a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, intending to gain more time to write.
However, instead of flourishing, he slides into self-induced poverty, which gradually destroys his creativity and spirit. Only Rosemary, ever-faithful Rosemary, has the strength to challenge his commitment to his chosen way of life.
Through the character of Gordon Comstock, Orwell reveals his own disaffection with the society he once renounced himself.
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying is lauded for its raw portrayal of poverty, characterised by its stark and harrowing narrative. Critics note the use of clear and forceful language to vividly depict the struggles and disillusionment of the protagonist amidst financial distress. Cyril Connolly highlights the intense and unflinching manner in which Orwell addresses the themes of societal and personal failures.
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ISBN: 9780141183725
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 October 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Notes by Peter Davison
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 225g
Pages: 304
About the Author
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.
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