{"product_id":"homage-to-catalonia-george-orwell-penguin-modern-classics","title":"Homage to Catalonia: George Orwell (Penguin Modern Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, \u003ci\u003eagainst\u003c\/i\u003e totalitarianism and \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by Julian Symons in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Geographic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780141183053\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"George Orwell","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.71","offer_id":47977583411377,"sku":"SB-0141183055-C4","price":1.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0141183055.jpg?v=1790373958","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/homage-to-catalonia-george-orwell-penguin-modern-classics","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}