He was a lucky boy though, and on any other day the wound could have been fatal, thus, there would have been no book, or any others after for that matter. Click on any of the links on the right menubar to browse through Homage to Catalonia. )[4.5] (I listened to the UK audiobook read by Jeremy Northam.
)[4.5] (I listened to the UK audiobook read by Jeremy Northam. But at least it's a stepping stone toward likely future reading on the subject.Page 127 the author states that while watching a “fat Russian” it was the first time that he had seen “ …a person whose profession was telling lies - unless one counts Journalists” I wonder what the sublimely brilliant writer of this observation, George Orwell, would think if he was seeing the accusations of fake news (lies) that is routinely hurled around today. George Orwell
The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 232 pages and is available in Paperback format. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Other than recounting action-packed combative episodes on the war frontier and treacherous street-fighting scenes in Barcelona, the author also gives a clear-eyed analysis of the mind-boggling multi-faction political strife that prevailed. He showed himself a brave and fearless warrior for the good cause, fighting the Franco troops in the desolate mountain region in the northern province of Aragon.
After reading A re-read for me of a book I first read in my early twenties.
What I loved about this work is that Orwell never romanticizes about war, and is crisp and as clear as possible in regards to his intellectual honesty and capacity for observation. [4.5] (I listened to the UK audiobook read by Jeremy Northam. Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter oder Google in die USA übertragen und unter Umständen auch dort gespeichert. George Orwell The present document was derived from text provided by Project Guten-berg (document 0201111.txt) which was made available free of charge.
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This is what he writes on the last page of his account after he succeeded to escape to France from Spain, seriously wounded and a wanted man. "When we went on leave I had been a hundred and fifteen days in the line, and at the time this period seemed to me to have been one of the most futile of my whole life. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I think George Orwell didn't try to be a hero there since he himself was gunned down by a shot through his throat one morning. This will not be the case for everyone but as I have always had an interest in the Spanish civil war I found Orwell's account brilliant and much better than regular Spanish civil war books.
Didn't think I'd be saying that after Animal Farm. See search results for this author.