{"product_id":"burmese-days-keep-the-aspidistra-george-orwell-9780307595041","title":"Burmese Days, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Coming Up for Air: Introduction by John Carey","description":"For the first time in one hardcover volume--three classic novels by the author of \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty- Four \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe lushly descriptive and tragic \u003ci\u003eBurmese Days, \u003c\/i\u003e a devastating indictment of British colonial rule, is based on Orwell's own experience while serving in the Indian Imperial Police. His beloved satirical classic, \u003ci\u003eKeep the Aspidistra Flying, \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a young idealist whose attempt to rebel against middle-class respectability--by working in a bookshop and trying to be a writer--goes terribly and comically awry. The hero of \u003ci\u003eComing Up for Air\u003c\/i\u003e tries to escape the bleakness of suburbia by returning to the idyllic rural village of his childhood--only to find that the simpler England he remembers so nostalgically is gone forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese three novels share Orwell's unsparing vision of the dark side of modern capitalist society in combination with his comic brilliance and his unerring compassion for humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Orwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307595048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307595041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.28w x 1.54d","brand":"George Orwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946416505087,"sku":"9780307595041","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_367cf022-2c0a-403b-9b05-b558151affb2.jpg?v=1681513024","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/burmese-days-keep-the-aspidistra-george-orwell-9780307595041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}