Down and out in Paris and London
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This unusual fictional memoir - in good part autobiographical - narrates without self-pity and often with humor the adventures of a penniless British writer among the down-and-outs of two great cities. The Parisian episode is fascinating for its expose of the kitchens of posh French restaurants, where the narrator works at the bottom of the culinary echelon as dishwasher, or plongeur. In London, while waiting for a job, he experiences the world of tramps, street people, and free lodging houses. In the tales of both cities we learn some sobering Orwellian truths about poverty and of society.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Orwell, G. (1961). Down and out in Paris and London . Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Orwell, George, 1903-1950. 1961. Down and Out in Paris and London. Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Down and Out in Paris and London Harcourt, 1961.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Orwell, George. Down and Out in Paris and London Harcourt, 1961.

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