Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell (1903–1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire <i>Animal Farm </i>and the dystopian masterpiece <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four</i>. He is also well known for his essays and journalism particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world. <p><b>'This is the story of one man who went to Spain with an intellectual sympathy for socialist doctrine and came back...with a fervent almost religious belief in its necessity'</b><br><br>Both a memoir of Orwell's experiences during the Spanish Civil War and a heartfelt tribute to those who died <i>Homage to Catalonia </i>is an extraordinary first-hand record of him time on the frontline. Written with all of the depth passion and deep human understanding that defines Orwell's writing this is incredible work of non-fiction tells of the battles that were faced by ordinary working people as they fought for both their lives and their ideologies. Although Orwell was himself near-fatally wounded he finds both bleak and comic notes in his experience which is recorded with such clarity and depth that this short work has become one of his best known.<br><br>Despite a mixture of laudatory and politically biased reviews that first edition of 1500 copies had still not sold out by the time Orwell died twelve years after the book was published.</p> An unrivalled picture of the rumours suspicions and treachery of civil war A war story that is both brutally honest and lyrically beautiful <p><b>'This is the story of one man who went to Spain with an intellectual sympathy for socialist doctrine and came back...with a fervent almost religious belief in its necessity'</b><br><br>Both a memoir of Orwell's experiences during the Spanish Civil War and a heartfelt tribute to those who died <i>Homage to Catalonia </i>is an extraordinary first-hand record of him time on the frontline. Written with all of the depth passion and deep human understanding that defines Orwell's writing this is incredible work of non-fiction tells of the battles that were faced by ordinary working people as they fought for both their lives and their ideologies. Although Orwell was himself near-fatally wounded he finds both bleak and comic notes in his experience which is recorded with such clarity and depth that this short work has become one of his best known.<br><br>Despite a mixture of laudatory and politically biased reviews that first edition of 1500 copies had still not sold out by the time Orwell died twelve years after the book was published.</p>