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Set against the backdrop of impending war, the narrative follows George Bowling, a disillusioned insurance salesman yearning for the simplicity of his childhood. At forty-five, he grapples with the pressures of family life and societal change, symbolized by his physical decline and existential dread. As he reflects on a lost idyllic era, Orwell poignantly captures the tension between nostalgia and the harsh realities of modernity, making it a powerful commentary on the anxieties of pre-war Britain.
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Coming Up for Air, George Orwell
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2021
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- Titel
- Coming Up for Air
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- George Orwell
- Uitgever
- True Sign Publishing House
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2021
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 170
- ISBN13
- 9789354620904
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historische romans, Humor, Klassiekers, 20e Eeuw, Britse Literatuur, Engeland, Engelse literatuur, Kindertijd, Tussenoorlogse Periode, Huwelijkscrisis, Bombardement
- Eerste editie
- 1939
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Coming Up For Air
- Beoordeling
- 3,8 van 5
- Aantekening
- Set against the backdrop of impending war, the narrative follows George Bowling, a disillusioned insurance salesman yearning for the simplicity of his childhood. At forty-five, he grapples with the pressures of family life and societal change, symbolized by his physical decline and existential dread. As he reflects on a lost idyllic era, Orwell poignantly captures the tension between nostalgia and the harsh realities of modernity, making it a powerful commentary on the anxieties of pre-war Britain.