The Road to Wigan Pier
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
26.09.2025
Verlag
KMCS PublishingSeitenzahl
240
Maße (L/B/H)
20.3/12.7/1.4 cm
Gewicht
293 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-918259-04-9
First published in 1937, The Road to Wigan Pier is George Orwell's unflinching account of working-class life in the industrial North of England. Commissioned by the Left Book Club, the book is divided into two parts. In the first, Orwell travels through Lancashire and Yorkshire, recording the harsh realities of miners working underground, families crowded into damp and crumbling housing, the indignities of unemployment, and the grinding struggle of poverty. His prose is vivid, uncompromising, and humane, bringing middle-class readers face to face with a world they preferred not to see. In the second half, Orwell turns his attention to politics and class. With characteristic honesty, he confronts his own prejudices and the barriers between working-class and middle-class solidarity. He critiques contemporary socialism for its jargon and sectarianism, arguing instead for a plain, human-centred socialism that ordinary people could understand. These reflections, written against the backdrop of the 1930s depression and the rise of political extremes in Europe, remain strikingly relevant today. This KMCS Publishing edition presents Orwell's original text alongside new editorial material by S. A. Carmody, including:A fresh introduction comparing the 1930s Britain Orwell described with the United Kingdom of today, highlighting both continuities and contrasts. An editor's note and explanatory footnotes clarify historical references, outdated expressions, and cultural terms for the modern reader. Updated formatting and typesetting are designed to offer a clear, comfortable reading experience. The Road to Wigan Pier remains both a social document and a political challenge: an examination of poverty, dignity, and solidarity, and a reminder that debates about fairness, class, and opportunity continue to shape society. This new edition offers fidelity to Orwell's voice while providing valuable context for twenty-first-century readers.