Keep the Aspidistra Flying
by George Orwell
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0156468999
- ISBN 13
- 9780156468992
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1969. 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.
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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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- Title
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying
- Author
- George Orwell
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 4
- ISBN 10
- 0156468999
- ISBN 13
- 9780156468992
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1969
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