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Homage to Catalonia

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few weeks ago
Should I say it is all a matter of writing style?To me, Orwell's style is unparalleled. His humourous way of describing his near death experience of having being shot through a neck by a bullet remained entrenched in my mind. It taught me to take life easy because nothing is certain, not even death. Also, one gets a very different perspective, a more human one I must say, from Orwell than...more
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Amy
few weeks ago
I read this book while I was traveling in Madrid and Barcelona. Orwell writes this book basically as a reporter during the Spanish Civil War. He starts as an optimist fighting for the utopian socialist cause, and by the end he is completely disillusioned by all of the propaganda and lies spread by Franco's fascist powers. An incredible read, especially if you are in Barcelona - you can trace...more
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Eli
few weeks ago
While I consider myself a fan of all of Orwell's works, Homage to Catalonia holds a special place on my mantle. The story recount's the author's days as a soldier in the Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War. He, as evident by the title, spent his time in Catalonia, an area of Spain especially alive with all the zeal and hope of the revolution. However, after the hardline Communist faction...more
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few weeks ago
Orwell fought on the front lines during the Spanish Civil War with the socialists as an international volunteer. He describes the dull life in the trenches and the horrible state of the militia he is with. He also describes the revolutionary spirit of the cities and towns he visits. But he also discusses at length the political situation of Republican Spain. The anarchists and socialists are in a...more
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Ian
few weeks ago
George Orwell's gripping true life story of his role in the Spanish Civil war as he volunteered for the leftist P.O.U.M. against Franco and the forces of Fascism for the Spanish Republic. It chronicles both his own experience and the tragic downfall of the Spanish Republic as the revolution decayed into factionalism leading to catastrophic takeover of the cause by Stalinists and its eventual...more
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  • ISBN-10: 0140862595
  • ISBN-13: 9780140862591
  • ISBN-10: 0786102985
  • ISBN-13: 9780786102983
  • ISBN-10: 0140016996
  • ISBN-13: 9780140016994
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