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    Down and Out in Paris and London
    Down and Out in Paris and London
    Down and Out in Paris and London
    Audiobook7 hours

    Down and Out in Paris and London

    Written by George Orwell

    Narrated by Lynne Kempton

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    This is about man’s resilience in the face of extreme hardship. George Orwell actually experienced a life of poverty in the middle of the Great Depression, first in Paris, living on his wits amongst the French working class - specifically as a casual worker in the hospitality industry, then in London, living amongst the tramps, persecuted and harassed by the authorities and fellow citizens alike. His intention was to expose the under-belly of poverty existing in two outwardly prosperous capitals. Because of his personal first-hand experience, he has been able to show the resourcefulness and irrepressible humour of the downtrodden. Orwell transports the life and characters he encountered directly into your imagination like no other writer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLynne Kempton
    Release dateAug 23, 2022
    ISBN9781739720308
    Author

    George Orwell

    George Orwell (1903–1950), pseudónimo de Eric Arthur Blair, nasceu na Índia e frequentou o prestigiado colégio interno inglês de Eton. Combateu ao lado dos republicanos na Guerra Civil Espanhola e, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, serviu a organização britânica Home Guard e trabalhou para a BBC. Tornou-se colaborador do Tribune e, mais tarde, correspondente de guerrado Observer. A par com a sua produção jornalística, Orwell dedicou-se ao ensaio, à poesia e à ficção. A alegoria política A Quinta dos Animais, publicada em 1945 e, um ano mais tarde, a distopia 1984 abriram caminho para a fama internacional de Orwell, uma das figuras mais destacadas e influentes da literatura do século XX.

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    • 5/5

      Apr 10, 2025

      Great fascinating story and the storyteller was fantastic as well…
    • 2/5

      Oct 27, 2024

      Orwell's book is fantastic, and as relevant today as it was 100 years ago. But good God, the reading! The narrator doesn't even try to do an Irish accent! Maybe try a different version?
    • 4/5

      Apr 3, 2024

      I have to find another version because the reading is really not to my taste
    • 5/5

      Apr 3, 2024

      Orwell the historian
      Greatest writer of his generation. Written a century ago but the same injustice occurs today
    • 5/5

      Apr 3, 2024

      I understand why this was Anthony Bourdain’s favorite book !
    • 4/5

      Feb 4, 2021

      I don't know what I expected from this book, but it really wasn't what I found... Reading everything the writer had to go through in Paris and London to survive leaves me with several lessons, especially valuing things we take for granted, like being able to sleep. (Translated from Spanish)
    • 5/5

      Apr 1, 2020

      It is a true privilege to read in the first person from Orwell and the extreme situations that shaped his ideals, which would later be portrayed in "Animal Farm" and "1984." An essential read if one truly wants to understand one of the best authors in the history of universal literature. (Translated from Spanish)
    • 4/5

      Dec 26, 2019

      Orwell in the first person. His experiences and reflections from poverty: Underpaid in Paris, a vagrant in London. (Translated from Spanish)