Keep the Aspidistra Flying [Penguin Twentieth-Century Classis]
by Orwell, George
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- F
- ISBN 10
- 0140182330
- ISBN 13
- 9780140182330
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Penguin Books, 1989 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased); pp. viii, 278 (last blank). A very good copy.. Reprint. Soft Cover. F.
Synopsis
Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published 1936, is a grimly comic novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is the protagonist's romantic ambition to give up money and status, and the dismal life that results.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2016, a reader said:
Gordon Comstock has vowed to never again bow down to the 'Money God'. He takes a job at a seedy book store and gleefully spirals slowly down to homelessness. Orwell's funniest book by far. A must read for Orwell fans.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019806
- Title
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying [Penguin Twentieth-Century Classis]
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0140182330
- ISBN 13
- 9780140182330
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- George Orwell Keep the Aspadistra Flying Modern Literature
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About the Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.