Keep the Aspidistra Flying
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published 1936, is a grimly comic novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is the protagonist's romantic ambition to give up money and status, and the squalid life that results. Orwell based the novel, in part, on experiences he had while researching another book about poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London.
A film adaptation of Keep the Aspidistra Flying was released in 1997 (it appeared in the USA and New Zealand under the...
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