Such, Such Were the Joys

Such, Such Were the Joys
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Förlag Penguin Books Ltd.
FormatPocket
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor56
Vikt420 gr
Utgiven2014-01-02
ISBN 9780141394374
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In this bitingly honest autobiographical essay, Orwell recounts his days as a pupil at St Cyprian's preparatory school in Eastbourne, Sussex. He reflects on a 'world of force and fraud and secrecy,' where the actual 'pattern of school life' was played out as a continuous triumph of the strong over the weak. Reflecting on the hypocrisy of Edwardian society, Orwell condemns the education he received as 'a preparation for a sort of confidence trick,' designed mercinarily to prepare pupils for exams without concern for real knowledge or understanding. This is Orwell as political dissident and supreme chronicler of class conflict.