{"product_id":"homage-to-catalonia-george-orwell","title":"Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, \u003ci\u003eagainst\u003c\/i\u003e totalitarianism and \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by Julian Symons in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eEric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, \u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include \u003ci\u003eBurmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65761429094749,"sku":"K030442031","price":10.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/3044203100001A.jpg?v=1788230961","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/homage-to-catalonia-george-orwell","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}