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Down and Out in Paris and London
233 printed pages
- Copyright owner
- Arcturus Digital
- Original publication
- 2021
- Publication year
- 2020
- Publishers
- Arcturus, Arcturus Publishing
Impressions
- Frenchegirlshared an impression4 years ago
The first part of the book(about Paris) is vivid and funny sometimes. It's full of energy and hope. On the contrary, the second part seems to be difficult to read because of its melancholy and despair. Sometimes it looks like the book has been written by two different authors but, after all, it's worth reading as it gives a lot of historical facts and people life stories connected with the first three decades of the 20th century.
Quotes
- Lemanhas quoted9 years ago
The question is, why does this slavery continue?
People have a way of taking it for granted that all work
is done for a sound purpose. They see somebody else
doing a disagreeable job, and think that they have
solved things by saying that the job is necessary. Coal-
mining, for example, is hard work, but it is necessary-we
must have coal. Working in the sewers is unpleasant,
but somebody must work in the sewers. And similarly
with a
plongeur's work. Some people must feed in
restaurants, and so other people must swab dishes for
eighty hours a week. It is the work of civilisation,
therefore unquestionable. This point is worth
considering. - МИХАИЛhas quoted4 years ago
Never worry, mon ami. Nothing is easier to get than money.’ - Tadeusz Wojciekhas quoted2 years ago
At the beginning of ‘Why I Write’ (1947), he explains that from the age of five or six he knew he would be – must be–a writer.
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