Books v. Cigarettes (Penguin Great Ideas)

Orwell, George

ISBN 10: 0141036613 / ISBN 13: 9780141036618

Published by Penguin UK, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Books v. Cigarettes (Penguin Great Ideas)
• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141036613
• ISBN 13: 9780141036618
• Binding: mass_market
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means.

About the Author

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.