Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

by George Orwell

Penguin, 1985
ISBN 0140016988
Paperback

Condition: Very Good
A little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little creasing and marking to covers, previous owners’ inscription on inside front cover, age toned pages (see photographs)

“Gordon Comstock, poet manque and author of Mice, ‘a sneaky little foolscap octavo’, walks out of a good job and embarks on a long, deliberate and ultimately fruitless slide into penury.  For him the Embarkment was nobler that the aspidistra, the symbol for spiritual death.
But the aspidistra, with its sword-like leaves, also embodies fertility and genuine love – with power to reclaim him.”