Orwell, George
The Road to Wigan Pier
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141395456
- author:
- Orwell, George
- format:
- Mass Market Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 11 x 2 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
George Orwell's searing account of working-class life in 1930s Yorkshire and Lancashire remains a powerful polemic today. His vivid descriptions of social injustice, cramped housing, and hazardous conditions are written with unflinching honesty and great humanity. Published in Penguin Modern Classics, this book crystallized the ideas that would shape Orwell's later works and novels, offering a stark portrayal of poverty, inequality, and class divisions in Britain. Richard Hoggart's introduction provides valuable context for this important work.
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