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Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, the book documents his 'first contact with poverty': sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses, working as a dishwasher in Paris, surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps, a star-gazing pavement artist and a starving Russian ex-army captain. Exposing a shocking, previously hidden world to readers, Orwell gave a human face to poverty, and in doing so, found his voice as a great writer.
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Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell
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- 2011
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- George Orwell
- Publisher
- Bibliotech Press
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 194
- ISBN10
- 1618950096
- ISBN13
- 9781618950093
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Creative Nonfiction, France, 20th century, Opinion Journalism & Essays, England, Great Britain, English Literature, Memories, Social Issues, Narrative Journalism, London, Paris, Poverty
- First published
- 1933
- Original title
- Down and Out in Paris and London
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, the book documents his 'first contact with poverty': sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses, working as a dishwasher in Paris, surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps, a star-gazing pavement artist and a starving Russian ex-army captain. Exposing a shocking, previously hidden world to readers, Orwell gave a human face to poverty, and in doing so, found his voice as a great writer.