Homage to Catalonia
Play sample
  • Published: 22 June 2000
  • ISBN: 9780141911717
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

Homage to Catalonia

Formats & editions
Paperback
11 Feb 2013
Paperback
22 Jun 2000
EBook
7 Jan 2021
EBook
22 Jun 2000
Audiobook
7 Jan 2021
Audiobook
11 Feb 2013
Tr. Paperback
30 Aug 2018
Buy from…
Amazon Apple Books Google Play Kobo Booktopia eBooks.com

One of five George Orwell books specially reissued to celebrate the centenary of Orwell's birth

In this chronicle of his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic and brutal episode in European history.
'An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war' Anthony Beevor

Contains explanatory footnotes, as well as an appendix of removed chapters from the first edition.
  • Published: 22 June 2000
  • ISBN: 9780141911717
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272
Categories:
Share…

About the author

George Orwell

George Orwell (1903–1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.

portrait photo of George Orwell

Also by George Orwell

1984
Penguin Readers Level 7: Nineteen Eighty-Four (ELT Graded Reader)
Penguin Readers Level 3: Animal Farm (ELT Graded Reader)
Fascism and Democracy
Orwell on Freedom
Notes on Nationalism
The Lion and the Unicorn
See all

Praise for Homage to Catalonia

An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war

Antony Beevor

A war story that is both brutally honest and lyrically beautiful

Daily Telegraph

Homage to Catalonia belongs in any list of important books on the Spanish civil war

Guardian