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Coming Up for Air - (Harvest Book) by George Orwell (Paperback)

Coming Up for Air - (Harvest Book) by  George Orwell (Paperback) - 1 of 1
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  • 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 "Tubby" Bowling is a middle-aged insurance salesman, a job at which he grimly excels, dutifully paying the mortgage on an average English suburban row house, and supporting an ungrateful family.
  • Author(s): George Orwell
  • 288 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
  • Series Name: Harvest Book

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Coming Up for Air is the classic, comic novel from George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm.



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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 "Tubby" Bowling is a middle-aged insurance salesman, a job at which he grimly excels, dutifully paying the mortgage on an average English suburban row house, and supporting an ungrateful family. As the years roll by, he comes to feel like a hostage to his wife and children, regarding them as wardens and himself as a prisoner.

One day, after winning some money from a bet at the races, George steals away from his family to visit the village where he grew up, to fish for carp in a pool he remembers from thirty years before. The pool, alas, is gone, the village has changed beyond recognition, and the principal event of his holiday is an accidental bombing by the RAF--the perfect ending to his failed escape.

"A work of rare vigor and imagination."--New York Herald-Tribune Book Review
Dimensions (Overall): 8.14 Inches (H) x 5.36 Inches (W) x .71 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Classics
Series Title: Harvest Book
Publisher: Mariner Books
Format: Paperback
Author: George Orwell
Language: English
Street Date: May 11, 2023
TCIN: 81423650
UPC: 9780156196253
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-6205
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.71 inches length x 5.36 inches width x 8.14 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.6 pounds
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