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Bezig met laden... Fighting in Spain (Penguin Great Journeys)door George Orwell
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. For an entire generation, the Spanish Civil War was the ultimate test of commitment and courage as Communism and Fascism faced each other across Europe. Nobody wrote more vividly or more painfully about this than Orwell (1903-1950), as he came face to face with the reality of the civil war in Catalonia. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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For an entire generation, the Spanish Civil War was the ultimate test of commitment and courage as Communism and Fascism faced each other across Europe. Nobody wrote more vividly or more painfully about this than Orwell (1903-1950), as he came face to face with the reality of the civil war in Catalonia. Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries - but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things- Great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)946.081092History and Geography Europe Spain and Iberian Peninsula Spain Second Republic; Dictatorship; Juan Carlos I; Felipe VI 1931- Second Republic; Spanish Civil WarLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Orwell fought in Spain and so had first-hand experience of the Spanish Civil War. This volume looks at his time in Spain, with the Left splintering into factions fighting each other, while fighting Franco's fascist troops. Orwell also criticises the lack of support of British politicians for a democratically elected government.
I read the Homage to Catalonia at uni, but it was interesting to revisit it as I now live in Spain. I would recommend this book to someone wanting a taster of Orwell's biography, or for those who wish to reacquaint themselves with his writing. ( )