{"product_id":"9780141183053","title":"Homage To Catalonia","description":"'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, \u003ci\u003eagainst\u003c\/i\u003e totalitarianism and \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e. Here he 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 episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by Julian Symons in Penguin Modern Classics.","brand":"Orwell, George","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Classics)","offer_id":44102638731488,"sku":"","price":10.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_df397f33-d5ce-472d-adb8-3bc93c1ed6ea.jpg?v=1690310434","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780141183053","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}