Length6h 33m
About this audiobook
Orwell's own experiences inspire this semi-autobiographical novel about a penniless man living in Paris in the early 1930s. The narrator's poverty brings him into contact with strange incidents and characters, which he manages to chronicle with great sensitivity and graphic power. The latter half of the book takes the English narrator to his home city, London, where the world of poverty is different in externals only.
A socialist who believed that the lower classes were the wellspring of world reform, Orwell actually went to live among them in England and on the continent. His novel draws on his experiences of this world, from the bottom of the echelon in the kitchens of posh French restaurants to the free lodging houses, tramps, and street people of London. In the tales of both cities, we learn some sobering Orwellian truths about poverty and society.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (132.3K)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics, Psychology
Length6 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byFrederick Davidson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 1, 1993
LanguageEnglish
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