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COMING UP FOR AIR is about coping. Orwell hooks a character from among the struggling middle class and, close-up, lets us watch him wiggle. George (Tubby) Bowling is a "fat, middle-aged bloke with false teeth and a red face." He sells insurance, a task at which he grimly excels. The father of two inContinue
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readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010
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Philip Downer said on Jun 20, 2011 | Add your feedback
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This book is described as 'nostalgia' and it really is - and brilliantly done. George Bowling, an insurance salesman, takes a look into his childhood. His descriptions of the customs, the characters, the buildings, the way of life is very moving. This is what life was like before World War Two. The ... (continue)
GraJon said on Jul 19, 2008 | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Paperback 256 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0141185694
- ISBN-13: 9780141185699
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Pub date: Jan 25, 2001
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780141185699 | Paperback | $16.38 | $13.34 | The Book Depository |
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'Coming Up for Air' by George Orwell
The story, which is commonly thought to be thinly veiled autobiography, is narrated by George Bowling, a 45-year-old married man with two children who's bored with his life as an insurance salesman. He lives in the "inner-outer suburbs" in one of tho ... (read full critics)