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A satirical novel by George Orwell about a man who tries to recapture his childhood innocence and escape his dreary life by returning to his birthplace. The novel explores themes of nostalgia, capitalism, and war, and was written in 1939 while Orwell was in French Morocco.
- George Orwell
- 1939
From George Orwell, the author of 1984 and Animal Farm, Coming Up for Air is the classic, comic novel about the everyday struggles of the common man and a satiric look at the trappings of middle-class suburbia.
- George Orwell
- $8.99
- Orwell, George
A book review site for Coming up for Air, a novel by George Orwell about a middle-aged insurance salesman who returns to his childhood village and faces social and personal changes. Read ratings, reviews, genres, book details, and author information.
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Sep 5, 2023 · A first-person narrative of George Bowling, who returns to his childhood home in Lower Binfield to escape the war and his suburban life. He finds that the past is gone and the future is uncertain, but he still clings to his English identity.
George Bowling, a suburban insurance salesman, escapes London and an insidious sense of impending war to return to Lower Binfield, his childhood home near the Thames. Written in 1938 and published in 1939, Coming Up for Air captures the pre-war anxiety, the tension between nostalgia and progress and deals with many similar themes to 1984.
A classic satire of modern life and war-time fears, Coming Up for Air follows George Bowling's nostalgic journey to his childhood village. The novel explores themes of class, identity, and disillusionment in the face of impending conflict.
The first chapter of Orwell's semi-autobiographical novel about a middle-aged man's discontent with his life in a suburban town. He reflects on his false teeth, his weight, his job, his wife, his children, and his secret winnings from a horse race.
