Dec 17, 2009

Down and Out in Paris and London | Down and Out in Paris and London

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Author: George Orwell
First Published: 1933
Type of Work: Memoir
Time of Work: 1928-1929
Setting: Paris, London, and various suburbs
Principal Characters: The Narrator, Paddy, Boris, Charlie, Furex, Bozo
Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir
Subjects: Homelessness or homeless people, Journalism or journalists, Social reform, Poverty or poor people, City life, Lower classes, Survivalism, Wealth, Begging or beggars

Form and Content

In the form of a memoir, interspersed with passages of journalistic reportage, George Orwell narrates a selective account of his actual experiences in two great European cities. The book is retrospective, reflecting upon episodes that show vivid contrasts between the lives of the very poor and the affluent. Orwell’s first published work, Down and Out in Paris and London not only shows the extent of misery inflicted by society upon its rejected and destitute underclass but also presents a socialistic formula for the reform of society’s...

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Down and Out in Paris and London | Down and Out in Paris and London

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