Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Author: Orwell, George
ISBN: 9780141183725
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2001
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 17mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit. Only Rosemary, ever-faithful Rosemary, has the strength to challenge his commitment to his chosen way of life. Through the character of Gordon Comstock, Orwell reveals his own disaffection with the society he once himself renounced.
ISBN: 9780141183725
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2001
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 17mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit. Only Rosemary, ever-faithful Rosemary, has the strength to challenge his commitment to his chosen way of life. Through the character of Gordon Comstock, Orwell reveals his own disaffection with the society he once himself renounced.
