{"product_id":"9781847499271-retail-down-and-out-in-paris-and-london-annotated-edition","title":"Down and Out in Paris and London: Annotated Edition","description":"In late 1927, at the age of twenty-four, George Orwell relocated to a tiny flat on London's Portobello Road, and from there embarked on a series of exploratory \"tramping\" expeditions to the city's East End, then a place of great squalor and deprivation. Later he moved to Paris's bohemian Latin Quarter, where, in early 1929, during a bout of serious illness, he was the victim of a robbery that left him in a state of near destitution, forcing him to work punishing hours in a series of menial jobs, including as a restaurant dishwasher. These real-life experiences laid the foundations for what would be the young writer's first full-length work. Populated by a troupe of colourful characters, replete with penetrating observations and cast in the limpid prose that would become Orwell's hallmark, Down and Out in Paris and London - published by Victor Gollancz in 1933 - provides both an invaluable historical snapshot and an insight into the perennial social evils of inequality, poverty and alienation.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48991605031131,"sku":"9781847499271-RETAIL","price":12.74,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/330acbe1-f154-4600-a432-8b784342afa8.jpg?v=1784507823","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781847499271-retail-down-and-out-in-paris-and-london-annotated-edition","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}