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Books V. Cigarettes

Writer
George Orwell
Date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Format
Literary
ISBN
9780141036618
Genre
Essays
Description

Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell’s entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means.

Part of Penguin’s Great Ideas series.

Softcover, b/w.

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