Burmese Days (Orwell George)(Paperback)

Burmese Days (Orwell George)(Paperback)

Orwell draws on his years of experience in India to tell this story of the waning days of British imperialism. A handful of Englishmen living in a settlement in Burma congregate in the European Club, drink whiskey, and argue over an impending order to admit a token

Burmese Days (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

Burmese Days is a scathing satire of British colonialism in Burma, featuring an introduction by journalist and writer David

Burmese Days (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help

Burmese Days (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

'...after all, natives were natives - interesting, no doubt, but finally ... an inferior people' Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell's first novel is set during the end days of British colonialism, when Burma is ruled from Delhi as part of British India. In the fictional

Burmese Days (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can

Orwell and Politics (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

This comprehensive collection brings together the best of George Orwell's powerful political essays and journalism with his timeless satire on totalitarianism, Animal Farm. They show the vast range of his political interests, with articles expressing his views on subjects from corrupt political

Orwell Diaries (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary

1984 (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Orwell and the Dispossessed (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

The vivid, impassioned writings collected together in this powerful volume chronicle Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the 'two nations' of rich and poor.Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell's memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer,

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Homage to Catalonia (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Clergyman's Daughter (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

George Orwell (Bowker Gordon)(Paperback)

'Adds enormously to our understanding of the man'Evening Standard George Orwell was one of the greatest writers England produced in the last century. He left an enduring mark on our language and culture, with concepts such as 'Big Brother' and 'Room 101.' His reputation rests not only on his

Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and Legacy (Rodden John)(Paperback)

The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering icon Is George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden's provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished

Nineteen Eighty-Four (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Nineteen Eighty-Four (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Shooting an Elephant (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Orwell's England (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Much of George Orwell's best writing, brought together in this comprehensive collection, is concerned with England, a country that he found both endearing and frustrating.In the brilliantly perceptive The English People, he lists the national characteristics as 'suspicion of foreigners,

The Road to Wigan Pier (Orwell George)(Paperback)

Before he authored the dystopian 1984 and the allegorical Animal Farm, George Orwell was a journalist, reporting on England's working class -- an investigation that led him to examine democratic socialism. In the 1930s, the Left Book Club, a socialist group in England, sent George Orwell to

1984 (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... • Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's

Orwell on Truth (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

'To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.' A selection of George Orwell's prescient, clear-eyed and stimulating writing on the subjects of truth and lies. With an introduction by Alan Johnson. 'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is granted,

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Animal Farm is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and

Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays (Orwell George)(Paperback)

George Orwell was first and foremost an essayist, producing throughout his life an extraordinary array of short nonfiction that reflected--and illuminated--the fraught times in which he lived. As soon as he began to write something, comments George Packer in his foreword, it was as natural for

Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)