Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Name: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
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SKU: 9781472133106
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By George Orwell

Series: Orwell: The New Editions

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Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell follows the story of Gordon Comstock, an idealistic poet who wages a personal war against the "money god" of capitalism and societal norms. His rejection of materialism leads him into poverty, affecting his relationships and self-worth. Through his struggles and relentless pursuit of meaning, the novel explores the conflict between artistic integrity and economic survival.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate introspective narratives exploring themes of societal expectations, class struggle, and the pursuit of artistic integrity. Its sharp social critique and vivid characterisation offer a compelling look at the tension between personal values and the pressures of modern life. This story may appeal to those interested in thought-provoking fiction that delves into the conflicts faced by individuals against societal norms.

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

A new and definitive edition of Keep the Aspidistra Flying, introduced and annotated by Orwell's prize-winning biographer. With additional content from Orwell himself.

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A new edition of Orwell's end-of-tether third novel, introduced and annotated by his biographer, D.J. Taylor

First published in 1936, and drawing on Orwell's own experiences of working in a Hampstead bookshop, Keep the Aspidistra Flying tracks the career of Gordon Comstock ('nearly 30 and moth-eaten already'), a struggling poet who tries to rebel against the conventions of middle-class English life, only to be drawn inexorably back into the world that grinds him down.

This new edition includes an introduction and extensive end-notes, and an appendix containing original responses to the novel as well as letters and documents from the period in which it was written.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472133106

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 June 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Constable

Contributors:

Edited by D.J. Taylor
Edited by D.J. Taylor

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 212.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 320

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Fiction General Fiction George Orwell Literary Fiction Series: Orwell: The New Editions

About the Author

D. J. Taylor is a writer and critic. His collection of short stories, After Bathing at Baxter's was published in 1997 and he is the author of six novels: Great Eastern Land (1986); Real Life (1992); English Settlement (1996); Trespass (1998), a satire of 1970s England; The Comedy Man (2001), the story of one half of a comedy duo; and Kept: A Victorian Mystery (2006). Several of his books are set in his home city of Norwich.

His books of non-fiction include Afer the War: The Novel and England Since 1945 (1993); A Vain Conceit: British fiction in the 1980s (1989), a critical look at the quality of fiction-writing in Britain; and most recently, Bright Young People: The Rise and Fall of a Generation 1918-1940.

He is also well-known for his biographies: Thackeray (1999); and Orwell: The Life, published in 2003 to coincide with the centenary of Orwell's birth. This book won the 2003 Whitbread Biography Award.