{"product_id":"down-and-out-in-paris-and-london-by-george-orwell-9781784878993","title":"Down and Out in Paris and London","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown and Out in Paris and London\u003c\/em\u003e is George Orwell's memoir of living in poverty in Paris during the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'You can live on a shilling a day in Paris if you know how. But it is a complicated business.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a struggling writer in his twenties, Orwell lived as a down-and-out among the poorest members of society. In this early memoir, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity his time working as a penniless dishwasher in Paris, pawning clothes to buy a day's worth of bread and wine, sleeping in bug-infested bunks, trading survival skills and cigarette butts with fellow tramps, and trudging between London's workhouse spikes for a few hours' sleep and tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith all the sensitivity and compassion that Orwell is known and loved for, he exposed the hardships of poverty and gave readers an unprecedented look at life lived on the fringes of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis vivid account is an enduring call to support the world's most vulnerable people and exemplifies his belief that 'The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Kerry Hudson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46500438343916,"sku":"9781784878993","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3e33c2bf3671837ea6cd757cc419bb8e.jpg?v=1756690772","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/down-and-out-in-paris-and-london-by-george-orwell-9781784878993","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}