Keep The Aspidistra Flying
by Orwell, George
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0140016988
- ISBN 13
- 9780140016987
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Penguin UK, 1962. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Synopsis
Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published 1936, is a grimly comic novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is the protagonist's romantic ambition to give up money and status, and the dismal life that results.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2016, a reader said:
Gordon Comstock has vowed to never again bow down to the 'Money God'. He takes a job at a seedy book store and gleefully spirals slowly down to homelessness. Orwell's funniest book by far. A must read for Orwell fans.
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- Bookseller
- ThriftBooks (US)
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- G0140016988I5N00
- Title
- Keep The Aspidistra Flying
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140016988
- ISBN 13
- 9780140016987
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Place of Publication
- Uk
- Date Published
- 1962
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