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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

革命中的巴塞罗那。西班牙内战正酣,一位英国作家来到巴塞罗那。工人在这里掌握了政权。人人互称“同志”,小费被禁止。作家想为这个新世界而战,几乎立刻加入了一支志愿民兵。

The world of the book

内战中的西班牙。1936年7月,包括佛朗哥将军在内的部分军队起兵反抗西班牙共和国政府。在加泰罗尼亚大城巴塞罗那,工人和警察击败了叛军。随后工人组建民兵,在这些志愿队伍中,将军和普通士兵领一样的军饷。

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