Keep the Aspidistra Flying
by George Orwell
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0140182330
- ISBN 13
- 9780140182330
- Seller
-
Wellington, Greater Wellington, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Penguin Books Ltd 1968 Paperback. Fair.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Book Haven (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1481179
- Title
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying
- Author
- George Orwell
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140182330
- ISBN 13
- 9780140182330
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd 1968 Paperback
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1989
- Pages
- 288
- Keywords
- Fiction, Classics
Terms of Sale
Book Haven
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About the Seller
Book Haven
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Wellington, Greater Wellington
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Glossary
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....