Orwell and the Dispossessed

The vivid, impassioned writings collected together in this powerful volume chronicle Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the 'two nations' of rich and poor.

Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell's memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer, living among the destitute and dispossessed. Here he exposes a world unimaginable to most of his readers, one of vile doss-houses, hunger, squalor, and desperate poverty -- of 'going to the dogs'. There are also articles and letters on sleeping rough in Trafalgar Square, being arrested for drunkenness, on the poverty Orwell witnessed in Morocco and India, and his shocking essay, 'How the Poor Die'.

Scrierile vii si pasionate, colectate impreuna in acest volum puternic, relateaza experientele de viata ale lui Orwell in clasa „celor doua natiuni” ale celor bogati si saraci. Down and Out din Paris si Londra este memoriul tanarului Orwell al scriitor care se lupta, adesea fara bani, traieste printre cei lipsiti si deposedati.