Take a Breath of Air

The name of George Orwell (1903-1950) was made famous by the dystopia "1984", but he also wrote more traditional psychological prose. The hero of the novel "Take a Breath of Air" (1939) is insurance agent George Bowling, forty-five years old,... an ordinary man. But World War I divided his life into two parts - before and after. His provincial childhood, with its small joys like fishing, is far behind. "Who would I have become had the war not broken out? I do not know, but certainly not as I turned out. If a person miraculously survived this slaughter, a ferment of thoughts inevitably began in his mind." And now, at another turning point in time, in anticipation of a new war, George Bowling desperately wanted to visit the cherished pond, where, as he remembers, there is an abundance of incredibly large fish...

Author: ОРУЭЛЛ ДЖ.

Printhouse: Azbuka

Series: Alphabet-Classics

Age restrictions: 16

Year of publication: 2023

ISBN: 9785389225084

Number of pages: 320

Size: 115х180 mm

Cover type: Мягкая обложка

Weight: 161 g

ID: 1354350

The name of George Orwell (1903-1950) was made famous by the dystopia "1984", but he also wrote more traditional psychological prose. The hero of the novel "Take a Breath of Air" (1939) is insurance agent George Bowling, forty-five years old, an ordinary man. But World War I divided his life into two parts - before and after. His provincial childhood, with its small joys like fishing, is far behind. "Who would I have become had the war not broken out? I do not know, but certainly not as I turned out. If a person miraculously survived this slaughter, a ferment of thoughts inevitably began in his mind." And now, at another turning point in time, in anticipation of a new war, George Bowling desperately wanted to visit the cherished pond, where, as he remembers, there is an abundance of incredibly large fish...

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