Such, Such Were the Joys (Graphic Novel)

Such, Such Were the Joys (Graphic Novel)
George Orwell, Sean Michael Wilson, Jaime Huxtable
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Trade Paperback
h230 x 160mm - 112pg
20 Aug 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9780745345925
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One of the most famous writers of all time, George Orwell' s life played a huge part in his understanding of the world. A constant critic of power and authority, the roots of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four began to grow in his formative years as a pupil at a strict private school in Eastbourne. His essay Such, Such Were The Joys recounts the ugly realities of the regime to which pupils were subjected in the name of class prejudice, hierarchy and imperial destiny. This graphic novel vividly brings his experiences at school to life. As Orwell earned his place through scholarship rather than wealth, he was picked on by both staff and richer students. The violence of his teachers and the shame he experienced on a daily basis leap from the pages, conjuring up how this harsh world looked through a child' s innocent eyes while juxtaposing the mature Orwell' s ruminations on what such schooling says about society. Today, as the private school and class system endure, this is a vivid reminder that the world Orwell sought to change is still with us.
' A masterpiece of comic book writing. Orwell, with his tongue firmly in his cheek, takes the reader through a hilarious journey of what it was like to be a small boy cast into the alien world of prep schools' -- Richard Blair, Patron of the Orwell Society ' Sean Michael Wilson has done a splendid job of bringing Orwell' s formative years at St Cyprian' s visually to life' -- D. J. Taylor, author of ' On Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Biography' (Abrams Press, 2019)
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (1903 - 1950), one of the most well known writers of the 20th century. Sean Michael Wilson is a multi-award-winning comic book writer. He has written over 40 books, including an illustrated Tao Te Ching (Shambhala, 2018), and co-authored Many Not the Few (New Internationalist, 2019), with a foreword by Jeremy Corbyn, and Parecomic (Seven Stories, 2013), with a foreword by Noam Chomsky. Jaime Huxtable is a cartoonist/illustrator based in West Sussex. His works include: G Bear & Jammo and Makers of Monsters.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780745345925
Published: 20 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pluto Press
Publisher: Pluto Press
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 230mm
Width: 160mm
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 39g
Pages: 112

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