His best-known novels, "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four", are two of the most famous, well-quoted and influential political satires ever written. The other novels in this volume are also concerned with individuals at odds with repressive institutions: the corrupt imperialism of "Burmese Days", disaffection with materialistic society in "Keep the Aspidistra Flying", the perils of modern suburban living in "Coming Up for Air" and the down-and-out girls in "A Clergyman's Daughter". They all display Orwell's deep understanding of human nature, his biting humour and great compassion.
| ISBN | 0141190396 | | Pages | 1200 | | ISBN13 | 9780141190396
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1138 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Penguin Classics | | Previous ISBN | 9780141185156 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Publication date | 04 Jun 2009 | | Width (mm) | 153 | | DEWEY | 823.912 | | Spine width (mm) | 51 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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'Orwell described the compromised lives we recognize as our own' - Andrew Motion, Observer 'A writer who can -- and must -- be rediscovered with every age' Irish Times
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