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Keep the Aspidistra Flying

byGeorge Orwell

Genres: Drama Classics Social History

Who is this book for? Readers interested in social criticism and character-driven narratives.

Topics IdentityPowerSurvivalSocial Class

MoodMelancholic, Reflective

HumorOccasional Humor

RomanceMajor Subplot

"Money is what God used to be. Good and evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success."Disgusted by society's materialism, Gordon Comstock leaves his job in advertising to pursue an ill-fated career as a poet. In his race to the bottom, only Rosemary, his long-suffering girlfriend, challenges Gordon's self-destructive course. The novel contains the most sustained reflections on the role of the author and the artistic imagination anywhere in Orwell's fiction, as the book's protagonist struggles (and ultimately fails) to reconcile his romantic-aestheticist sensibilities with the pressures of the literary marketplace and with social expectations. Completed while Orwell travelled north to work on The Road to Wigan Pier, this novel is a key transitional text in his career. Offering a powerful portrayal of the emotional toll of precarity and the desire to break with capitalism, Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a significant work of mid-century British fiction but it also speaks to our own time.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Language

Published on

01/07/2021

Pages

272

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780198858317

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