Keep the Aspidistra Flying

by George Orwell, Benjamin Kohlmann (Editor)

Overview

"Money is what God used to be. Good and evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success." Gordon Comstock decides to live in poverty rather than compromise with the 'money god'. Disgusted by society's materialism, he leaves his job in advertising to pursue an ill-fated career as a poet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191899201
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	01/07/2021
Series:	Oxford World's Classics Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

GEORGE ORWELL (1903–1950) was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels, including 1984 and Animal Farm, as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works.

What People are Saying About This

Lionel Trilling

A remarkable novel...A summa of all the criticisms of a commercial civilization that have ever been made.

Editorial Reviews

If 'peerless prose' could apply to one writer alone, I'd accord it to Orwell.

The Guardian