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Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell

Homage to Catalonia

Paper book: €26.99

Digital: €6.99

Original publication
1938
Monolingual
7 September 2026
Pages
622
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Biography and Autobiography, History
Moods
Travel back in time, Meet a real life, Think it through
Translated from
English

Book summary

In 1936, George Orwell goes to Spain to write about the civil war, and almost at once joins a militia to fight fascism. He describes the cold and boredom of the trenches, the brotherhood among volunteers, then his return to Barcelona, where the Republicans end up fighting among themselves.

A first-hand account, sincere and full of irony, by the author of “Nineteen Eighty-Four” and “Animal Farm”, about a war in which the truth quickly became a weapon.

Written in a clear, direct style, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Barcelona i revolusjon. En engelsk forfatter kommer til Barcelona midt under den spanske borgerkrigen. Arbeiderne har tatt makten der. Alle kaller hverandre «kamerat», og tips er forbudt. Forfatteren vil kjempe for…

The world of the book

Spania i borgerkrig. I juli 1936 gjør en del av hæren, med general Franco, opprør mot regjeringen i Den spanske republikk. I Barcelona, Catalonias store by, slår arbeiderne og politiet de opprørske soldatene.…

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