Down and Out in Paris and London (Penguin Modern Classics)

Deals with the underworld of society. In this book, the author documents a world of unrelenting drudgery and squalor - sleeping in bug-infested hostels and doss houses of last resort, working as a dishwasher in Paris' vile 'Hotel X', surviving on scraps and cigarette butts, living alongside tramps, a star-gazing pavement artist and more.

Se ocupa de lumea interlopa a societatii. In aceasta carte, autorul documenteaza o lume a neinduplecata trude si mizerie - dormind in pensiuni infestate de insecte si case de ultima instanta, lucrand ca masina de spalat vase in ,,Hotelul X" din Paris, supravietuind cu resturi si mucuri de tigara, traind alaturi. vagabonzi, un artist de pavaj care observa stele si multe altele.