– Mot sluttet av 1920-tallet, etter å ha sluttet i The Imperial Police i Burma, dro George Orwell til Paris, hvor han til å begynne med livnærte seg som journalist og engelsklærer. Disse jobbene mistet han imidlertid etter kort tid, og dét varslet innledningen til en periode hvor Orwell levde fra hånd til munn på et beskjedent eksistensminimum. Det er denne perioden han forteller om i denne boken her, først om den lange perioden som arbeidsledig og deretter oppvasker og kjøkkenhjelp i Paris. Deretter dro han tilbake til England og var på loffen i et par måneder mens han ventet på at en jobb skulle bli ledig. Dette er kostelig lesning! Orwell er blitt beskrevet som "sin generasjons samvittighet", og få forfattere hadde den sammme sosiale samvittighet som ham. Boken sprudler over av selvironi og ærlig, blottstillende refleksjoner om hvordan menneskene på bunnen av samfunnsstigen har det. Man vil finne mange interessante refleksjoner om fattigdommens vesen og dens mange årsaker i denne boken. Blårussen kunne med fordel ha lest denne!
Down and Out in Paris and London
"Poverty is what I am writing about".
In the late 1920s, Eric Blair resigned his post as a colonial policeman in Burma, immersed himself in the slums of Paris and London, and reinvented himself as George Orwell, one of the most revered prose stylists in the English language.
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"Poverty is what I am writing about".
In the late 1920s, Eric Blair resigned his post as a colonial policeman in Burma, immersed himself in the slums of Paris and London, and reinvented himself as George Orwell, one of the most revered prose stylists in the English language. Orwell decided to write about the lives of the poor - the dishwashers of Paris, the tramps of London - not by imagining poverty, but by experiencing poverty. The result is a book which is as provocative and incisive about class inequalities, homelessness, and
social prejudices today as it was when it was first published in 1933.
Down and Out in Paris and London was George Orwell's first book, and it remains a masterpiece of prose writing. This edition is accompanied by an introduction which examines Orwell's book for its literary, social, and political significance.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
In the late 1920s, Eric Blair resigned his post as a colonial policeman in Burma, immersed himself in the slums of Paris and London, and reinvented himself as George Orwell, one of the most revered prose stylists in the English language. Orwell decided to write about the lives of the poor - the dishwashers of Paris, the tramps of London - not by imagining poverty, but by experiencing poverty. The result is a book which is as provocative and incisive about class inequalities, homelessness, and
social prejudices today as it was when it was first published in 1933.
Down and Out in Paris and London was George Orwell's first book, and it remains a masterpiece of prose writing. This edition is accompanied by an introduction which examines Orwell's book for its literary, social, and political significance.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780198835219
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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