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In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. InHomage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, Orwell documents the chaos and bloodshed of that moment in history and the voices of those who fought against rising fascism. His experience of the civil war would spark a significant change in his own political views, which readers today will recognise in much of his later literary work; a rage against the threat of totalitarianism and control. About the Author George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950). A renowned journalist, essayist, critic and novelist, he is best known for his novels Animal Farm and 1984 , and his work remains influential to this day.
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- Title
- Homage to Catalonia
- Language
- English
- Authors
- George Orwell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 1784876569
- ISBN13
- 9781784876562
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Classics, Politics, Military Fiction, Wars, Narrative Journalism, Spain, Communism, Civil War, Anarchism, Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Antifascism
- First published
- 1938
- Original title
- Homage to Catalonia
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. InHomage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, Orwell documents the chaos and bloodshed of that moment in history and the voices of those who fought against rising fascism. His experience of the civil war would spark a significant change in his own political views, which readers today will recognise in much of his later literary work; a rage against the threat of totalitarianism and control. About the Author George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950). A renowned journalist, essayist, critic and novelist, he is best known for his novels Animal Farm and 1984 , and his work remains influential to this day.