Harpercollins Down and Out in Paris and London Оруэлл Джордж

Three francs will feed you till tomorrow, and you cannot think further than that… • As a young man struggling to find his voice as a writer, George Orwell left the comfort of home to live in the impoverished working districts of Paris and London. He would document both the chaos and boredom of destitution, the eccentric cast of characters he encountered, and the near-constant pains of hunger and discomfort • Exposing the grim reality of a life marred by poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London, part memoir, part social commentary, would become George Orwell’s first published work

"Фунты лиха в Париже и Лондоне" - драматичная и в то же время преисполненная свойственным Джорджу Оруэллу язвительным юмором автобиографическая история молодого английского интеллектуала, перебивающегося в столицах случайными заработками посудомойщика в ресторанах. Мрачный, блестящий и точный автопортрет одного из типичных представителей европейского "потерянного поколения" • Книга на английском языке • George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld of society • 'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them.' • Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, it documents his 'first contact with poverty'

The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover Orwell's personal account of life on the streets beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey • To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. By day, he tramped the streets, often passing time with 'screevers' or street artists, drunks and other hobos. At night, he stood in line for a bed in a 'spike' or doss house, where a cup of sugary tea, a hunk of stale bread and a blanket were the only sustenance and comfort on offer • First published in 1933, Down and Out in Paris and London is George Orwell's haunting account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them

' The mass of the rich and the poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else, and the average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit.' • In 1928 the young George Orwell arrived in Paris, a city known as a thriving art scene and home to some of literature’s most esteemed figures. It was not long before the money ran out, and Orwell, now destitute, was forced to take on the menial work of a dishwasher to survive • Drawing on Orwell's own experiences, Down and Out in Paris and London lays bare the realities of life among the poorest members of society and reveals a hidden world of drudgery, squalor, and anxiety • This insightful memoir brings home the evils of poverty and reminds us that before we judge those less fortunate than ourselves, we first should live as they do

You can live on a shilling a day in Paris if you know how. But it is a complicated business • When he was a struggling writer in his twenties, George Orwell lived as a down-and-out among the poorest members of society. In this early memoir, he recounts shocking experiences working as a penniless dishwasher in Paris, pawning clothes to buy a day's worth of bread and wine, sleeping in bug-infested bunks, trading survival skills and cigarette butts with fellow tramps, and trudging between London's workhouse spikes for a few hours' sleep and tea-and-two-slices • With sensitivity and compassion, Orwell exposed the hardships of poverty and gave readers an unprecedented look at life lived on the fringes of society. His vivid account is an enduring call to support the world's most vulnerable people and exemplifies his belief that 'The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty

Джордж Оруэлл: То в Париже, то в Лондоне • Яркие мемуары Джорджа Оруэлла о том времени, когда он жил среди отчаянно бедных и обездоленных, в Париже и Лондоне, - это трогательное путешествие по преступному миру общества • "Вы так часто говорили о том, чтобы пойти к собакам - и что ж, вот они, собаки, и вы добрались до них" • Написанная, когда Оруэллу было за двадцать, он был начинающим писателем и документирует его "первое соприкосновение с бедностью". Здесь он кропотливо документирует мир безжалостной рутины и убожества - ночует в кишащих клопами общежитиях и ночлежках последней инстанции, работает посудомойщиком в мерзком парижском "Отеле Икс", питается объедками и окурками, живет бок о бок с бродягами, уличным художником, любующимся звездами, и голодающим русским бывший армейский капитан

Сюжеты романов Оруэлла "Фунты лиха в Париже и Лондоне" и "Дорога на Уиган-Пир" - это политические и социальные потрясения его времени. Он фокусируется на ощущении глубокой несправедливости, зарождающегося насилия и злонамеренного предательства, которые были повсеместны в Европе в 1930-е годы. Честность, мужество и чувство порядочности Оруэлла неразрывно связаны с квази-разговорным стилем, который придает его произведениям необычайную силу. Его описания работы в трущобах Парижа, жизни бродяги в Англии и добычи угля вместе с шахтерами на севере создают вдумчивый, захватывающий рассказ о жизни работающей бедноты и о поисках правды человеком • Книга на английском языке • George Orwell is a difficult author to summarize. He was a would-be revolutionary who went to Eton, a political writer who abhorred dogma, a socialist who thrived on his image as a loner, and a member of the Imperial Indian Police who chronicled the iniquities of imperialism

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