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Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell
'An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war' Antony BeevorEvery line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies.A firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia includes an introduction by Julian Symons.
Autor: Orwell, George
EAN: 9780141393025
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 250
Produktart: kartoniert, broschiert
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03.01.2013
Schlagworte: Erinnerung / Literatur Orwell, George Bürgerkrieg / Spanien Spanischer Bürgerkrieg Englische Bücher / Biografie, Erinnerung
Größe: 20 × 111 × 180
Gewicht: 155 g