TY  - BOOK
AU  - Orwell,George
AU  - Fabriczki,Fran
TI  - Homage to Catalonia 
SN  - 9780141183053
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Orwell, George,
KW  - Soldiers
KW  - Spain
KW  - Personal narratives
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1936-1939
KW  - Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 Personal narratives, British
KW  - Autobiography
N1  - Includes "Life and times [of George Orwell]", written by Fran Fabriczki
N2  - Following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, the author brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and more. ; ; 'Here, for the first time in one volume, are George Orwell's complete writings on the Spanish Civil War, an experience which had a profound effect on his life and work.' 'Homage to Catalonia, his passionate memoir of fighting in the war, captures the revolutionary fervour and high hopes of joining up in Barcelona, the fear and chaos of the front, and the bullet wound and bitter betrayal that nearly cost him his life. The powerful journalism, essays letters and pamphlets also collected here show his resolution to tell the truth about the war amid a 'crop of lies' from both the Communist Party and the British press. In 'Looking Back on the Spanish War' he recalls his desperate disillusionment, but also remembers the heroism and decency of the ordinary people he encountered.'--Jacket
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