Spain, 1936. At the height of the civil war, the writer finds himself on the front lines of the revolutionary front with the aim of writing articles for English newspapers, but he joins the militia and experiences firsthand the events and atmosphere of a great moment in modern European history.
The momentum of the uprising, the organization of opposing camps, trench warfare, and the political maneuvers that determined the outcome of the Spanish Civil War are vividly and truthfully captured in this book by George Orwell.
The common backdrop of the narrative as a whole is the experience - which transcends the specific historical context - of humanity's dramatic struggle to gain a new life worth living.
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
Manufacturer
- Author
- George Orwell
- Publisher
- Ekdoseis Kaktos
- Original Title
- Homage to Catalonia, 1938
- Publishers
- Kaktos Publications
- Type
- Classic Literature
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 284
- Publication Date
- 2005
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789603825302
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