{"product_id":"homage-to-catalonia","title":"Homage to Catalonia","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, \u003ci\u003eagainst\u003c\/i\u003e totalitarianism and \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by Julian Symons in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47232779649368,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141183053_f7bbfdec-b05f-461f-bb8e-f8d9ff6f0dba.jpg?v=1777068918","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/homage-to-catalonia","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}