Down and Out in Paris and London (Vintage Classics)

In this, his early memoir, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity his time 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.

In aceste memorii, Orwell isi aminteste cu o claritate vie timpul in care a lucrat ca masina de spalat vase fara bani la Paris, a amanetand haine pentru a cumpara o zi de paine si vin, a dormit in paturi infestate de insecte, a facut schimb de abilitati de supravietuire si mucuri de tigara cu alti vagabonzi. , si trecand cu greu intre varfurile de lucru din Londra pentru cateva ore de somn si ceai.