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    1984 And The Spanish Civil War: Forgotten Stories From Spain, #2
    1984 And The Spanish Civil War: Forgotten Stories From Spain, #2
    1984 And The Spanish Civil War: Forgotten Stories From Spain, #2
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    1984 And The Spanish Civil War: Forgotten Stories From Spain, #2

    By Paul Read

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    In 1937, George Orwell spent six months witnessing the rise and fall of a popular revolution on the streets of Barcelona and Catalonia. Alone amongst his contemporaries, Orwell understood what the success or failure of that Spanish Revolution would mean for the rest of the world.


    1984 And The Spanish Civil War explores the background to the Civil War and the hidden anarchist revolution within a revolution. As Orwell arrives in Catalunya, he observes something bright and new in the world. But when Orwell returns from fighting on the front, he is confronted by the Communists conducting a misinformation campaign against this revolutionary spirit and he is forced to flee from their purges. He returns home to England, where he begins to write his account, but finds few are prepared to listen. In order to tell his story, he writes literally (Homage to Catalunya), then when that fails, he adopts the structure of allegory (Animal Farm) and finally that of a dystopian fictional Britain in 1984.


    Yet publication is a constant struggle for Orwell in a world that refuses to criticise the role of the USSR. Though he dies in despair, his words are not lost, for their message is picked up once more on the streets of the same country he fought for back in the 1930's.


    Praise for 1984 and The Spanish Civil War:
    "Paul has achieved in a concise volume what others have failed in far more voluminous accounts."
    "An interesting read if you are new to Orwell or the Civil War in Spain...Highly recommended".


    The Forgotten Stories from Spain Series brings you accounts of human bravery and spirit at a moment of unleashed cruelty during the Spanish Civil War. Stories of co-operation that have a universal message, as relevant to the world today, as it was in Spain during the 1930's.
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCraving Distraction Ltd
    Release dateSep 22, 2014
    ISBN9781386881476
    1984 And The Spanish Civil War: Forgotten Stories From Spain, #2
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    Paul Read

    Born restless in the very centre of London, England, Paul Read now fidgets his way back and forth between the Uk and Spain in search of good coffee, good conversation and fresh vegetables. In the absence of finding any of these, he writes, schemes and plans for global domination but generally settles for a series of podcasts, books, and online teaching courses: All freshly brewed and 100% guru-free.

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      1984 And The Spanish Civil War - Paul Read

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      Forgotten Stories From Spain:

      1984 And The Spanish Civil War

      Paul Read

      Also in the

      Forgotten Stories From Spain Series:

      The Ambulance Man And The Spanish Civil War

      Copyright Paul Read

      September 2014

      2nd Edition March 2020

      Craving Distraction Ltd

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      beardwhitemini

      Born restless in the very centre of London, England, Paul Read now fidgets his way back and forth between the Uk and Spain in search of good coffee, good conversation and fresh vegetables. They are not always easy to find. In their absence, he conducts research, writes and records new material for his series of books, and online courses. Then patiently waits for life to stroll by.

      What Others are saying about The Forgotten Stories From Spain: 

      This book brings to life some humanity in a terrible barbaric era in Spain's history 

      L. W. BAXENDALE

      1984 And The Spanish Civil War's the second in Paul Read's Forgotten Stories from Spain series. In terms of what's happening now in the Iberian political landscape, it's essential reading.  

      MATTHEW HIRTES: HUFFINGTON POST

      Paul has achieved in a concise volume what others have failed in far more voluminous accounts.

      JAMES BOWKER

      This book is an easy read, giving people a short yet important insight to a man whose bravery still needs to be shared. The Ambulance Man and the Spanish Civil War is a terrific opening for the Forgotten Stories from Spain series for anyone to enjoy. 

      CAROLINE ANGUS BAKER: AUTHOR OF THE SECRETS OF SPAIN TRILOGY

      Table of Contents

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Introduction

      The Background

      Making Sense Of The Anagrams

      An Alternative Revolution

      The Method Writer

      The POUM

      Barcelona Beginnings

      To The Front!

      Barcelona Endings

      Standing Tall At The Front

      Standing Too Tall

      When Black Becomes White

      Into Hiding

      Escape

      A Moment of Reflection

      Homage to Catalonia

      The Auden Poem

      Animal Farm: When The Lie Becomes The Truth

      1984

      A Return to Spain

      Travel

      Be The Change You Want To See In The World

      Anarcho-syndicalism

      Anarchism

      Steps Forward

      Handfuls of Dust

      The Remaining Wreckage

      Doublespeak

      Orwell Resources

      Contact

      The Forgotten Stories Series

      Introduction

      ORWELLINTROSMALL

      Drop the word ‘Orwell’ into a conversation with friends or acquaintances - as you would drop a chilli pepper into a bowl of guacamole - and you will inevitably provoke a flurry of heated comments about privacy, procedure and responsibility. Point out that CCTV camera in the pub above your table - the one that tracked your movements back and forth between the toilets - and you will spark off a debate about government surveillance and the 'Thought Police'. Before you know it, someone will be accusing the Pub Manager of fascist behaviour, undermining punter privacy and bemoaning the rapid onset of a Big Brother telescreen State.

      The language of George Orwell has become part of our common culture. It has helped us define our relationship with large and faceless corporate entities, paper obsessed bureaucrats, pub landlords and state organisations. Yet despite this now-familiar vocabulary, ask the same person what they know about the life of Eric Blair (George Orwell) and you will hear only vague descriptions of the man as a novelist, a columnist and someone who chose to be ‘down and out’ in London, Paris and Wigan Pier.

      Perhaps a recently converted vegan might misinterpret 'four legs good, two legs

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