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''An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war'' Antony Beevor

Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it''. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. 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.

A firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell''s Homage to Catalonia includes an introduction by Julian Symons.



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An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war -- Anthony Beevor
A war story that is both brutally honest and lyrically beautiful * Daily Telegraph *

Homage to Catalonia

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 3 January 2013
      ISBN-13 9780141393025
      978-0141393025
      ISBN-10 0141393025
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      Non Fiction Biography Memoirs Military History Civil wars Specific wars and military campaigns Books by George Orwell

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war'' Antony Beevor

      Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it''. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. 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.

      A firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell''s Homage to Catalonia includes an introduction by Julian Symons.



      Trade Review
      An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war -- Anthony Beevor
      A war story that is both brutally honest and lyrically beautiful * Daily Telegraph *

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