A scathing narrative of George Orwell's observations on working-class life in the harsh industrial areas of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a remarkable and bitter polemic that has not lost its political influence over time. Vividly unforgettable descriptions of social exclusion, cramped housing, dangerous mining conditions, grimy hearths, hunger, and rising unemployment are written with unrelenting honesty, indignation, and great humanity.
This book crystallizes the ideas that we will encounter in Orwell's later works and novels, serving as a powerful depiction of poverty, injustice, and social disparities in Britain. It was published with a preface by Richard Hoggart in Penguin Modern Classics.
"It is easy to see why this book created and continues to create such a strong impact ... exceptional immediacy, freshness and vividness, opinion and boldness ... Above all, it is a study of poverty and, behind it, the power of social divisions" - Richard Hoggart.
Pages: 224, Dimensions: 11.1x11.1cm
