Homage to Catalonia - Penguin Classics

'Every 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 in Penguin Modern Classics.

ISBN:	9780141183053
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Published date:	30 Mar 2000
DEWEY:	946.081
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Sales rank:	7255
Number of pages:	272
Weight:	206g
Height:	198mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	15mm

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