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Shooting an Elephant

Af: George Orwell Engelsk Paperback

Shooting an Elephant

Af: George Orwell Engelsk Paperback
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''Shooting an Elephant'' is Orwell''s searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd ''solely to avoid looking a fool''. The other masterly essays in this collection include classics such as ''My Country Right or Left'', ''How the Poor Die'' and ''Such, Such were the Joys'', his memoir of the horrors of public school, as well as discussions of Shakespeare, sleeping rough, boys'' weeklies and a spirited defence of English cooking. Opinionated, uncompromising, provocative and hugely entertaining, all show Orwell''s unique ability to get to the heart of any subject.

A collection of witty and incisive non-fiction, George Orwell''s Shooting an Elephant includes an introduction by Jeremy Paxman in Penguin Modern Classics.

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''Shooting an Elephant'' is Orwell''s searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd ''solely to avoid looking a fool''. The other masterly essays in this collection include classics such as ''My Country Right or Left'', ''How the Poor Die'' and ''Such, Such were the Joys'', his memoir of the horrors of public school, as well as discussions of Shakespeare, sleeping rough, boys'' weeklies and a spirited defence of English cooking. Opinionated, uncompromising, provocative and hugely entertaining, all show Orwell''s unique ability to get to the heart of any subject.

A collection of witty and incisive non-fiction, George Orwell''s Shooting an Elephant includes an introduction by Jeremy Paxman in Penguin Modern Classics.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 400
ISBN-13: 9780141187396
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0141187395
Kategori: Litterære essays
Udg. Dato: 5 jun 2003
Længde: 3mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 196mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 5 jun 2003
Forfatter(e): George Orwell
Forfatter(e) George Orwell


Kategori Litterære essays


ISBN-13 9780141187396


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 400


Udgave


Længde 3mm


Bredde 129mm


Højde 196mm


Udg. Dato 5 jun 2003


Oplagsdato 5 jun 2003


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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