Coming Up for Air
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  • Published: 28 February 2001
  • ISBN: 9780141185699
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $26.00
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Coming Up for Air

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Paperback
28 Feb 2001
EBook
28 Feb 2001
Audiobook
7 Jan 2021
Tr. Paperback
30 Aug 2018
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Years in insurance and marriage to the joyless Hilda have been no more than death in life to George Bowling. This and fear of another war take his mind back to the peace of his childhood in a small country town. But his return journey to Lower Binfield brings complete disillusionment.
  • Published: 28 February 2001
  • ISBN: 9780141185699
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $26.00
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About the author

George Orwell

George Orwell (1903–1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.

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