Coming Up for Air, George Orwell
Coming Up for Air, George Orwell
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Coming Up for Air

Author: George Orwell

Narrator: Richard Brown

Unabridged: 8 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2011


Synopsis

George Bowling, an insurance salesman, hits middle age and feels impelled to "come up for air" from his life of quiet desperation. With seventeen pounds he has won at a race, he steals a vacation from his wife and his family and pays a visit to Lower Binfield, the village where he grew up, to fish for carp in a pool he remembers from thirty years before. But the pool is gone, Lower Binfield has changed beyond recognition, and the principal event of Bowling's holiday is an accidental bombing by the RAF.Bowling's everyman life is also a sort of cavalcade of England from 1893 to 1938. Written when the clouds of World War II were already gathering, this story of Bowling's journey into his own and his country's past is told with humor, warmth, and nostalgia which will surprise and delight George Orwell's many readers.

About George Orwell

George Orwell (1903–1950) was an acclaimed English novelist, essayist, journalist, and literary critic best known for his works of social criticism and opposition to totalitarianism. The London Times named him the second-greatest British writer since 1945.

About Richard Brown

Richard Brown (1937–2005) (a.k.a. Joseph Porter), was a former ballet dancer, actor, and popular audiobook narrator. Born in England, Richard came to the United States early in his career and performed with numerous regional ballet companies. After retiring from the ballet, he pursued a career in acting and recorded dozens of audiobooks for numerous publishers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Metodi

Превъзходен Оруел! Много приятна изненада се оказа този кратък негов роман. И аз, както вероятно и много други читатели свързвам името на писателя предимно с късните му антиутопии, носещи му ноторна известност и до днес. След прочита на тази книга, започнах истински да жаля, че ни е напуснал толкова......more

“Най-добре помня рибите, които не съм хванал. Мисля, че това е нормално.” От всички цитати, които си извадих от “Глътка въздух”, мисля че този най-добре обобщава духа на книгата – миналото не може да се върне и в това се крие очарованието му, както ще разбере по трудния начин и Джордж Боулинг, четире......more


Quotes

“A charming, cheerful, minor masterpiece.” New York Times

“By any standards, a work of rare vigor and imagination…Confirms one’s estimate of Mr. Orwell as a major prophet among the world’s still lively minority of thinking men.” New York Herald Tribune Book Review

“Richard Brown reads Orwell’s tale clearly, rhythmically, and deliberately.” Library Journal

“Offers a nostalgic, sincere appreciation of a way of life that can never be again, and will prove something new for his followers.” Kirkus Reviews