Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
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- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0140002979
- ISBN 13
- 9780140002973
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Penguin, London, 1988. 27th paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.
This unusual fictional memoir - in good part autobiographical - narrates without self-pity and often with humor the adventures of a penniless British writer among the down-and-outs of two great cities. The Parisian episode is fascinating for its expose of the kitchens of posh French restaurants, where the narrator works at the bottom of the culinary echelon as dishwasher, or plongeur. In London, while waiting for a job, he experiences the world of tramps, street people, and free lodging houses. In the tales of both cities we learn some sobering Orwellian truths about poverty and of society.
This unusual fictional memoir - in good part autobiographical - narrates without self-pity and often with humor the adventures of a penniless British writer among the down-and-outs of two great cities. The Parisian episode is fascinating for its expose of the kitchens of posh French restaurants, where the narrator works at the bottom of the culinary echelon as dishwasher, or plongeur. In London, while waiting for a job, he experiences the world of tramps, street people, and free lodging houses. In the tales of both cities we learn some sobering Orwellian truths about poverty and of society.
Synopsis
Down and Out in Paris and London, published in 1933, is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell. It is a story in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is a picaresque account of living on the breadline in Paris and the experience of casual labour in restaurant kitchens.
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- Title
- Down and Out in Paris and London
- Author
- George Orwell
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 27th printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140002979
- ISBN 13
- 9780140002973
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- used books, discount books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays; Travel Literature; Non-Fiction;
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