false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235199900m/3418535.jpg 3418535 4 These essays, composed during World War II and the years leading up to that time, manage to combine the political, cultural and personal to great effect. Published in popular newspapers of the time as stand-alone articles or, in the case of "As I Please", a regular newspaper column, Orwell used his excellent storytelling skills to transport the reader to a new place or explore the present. From the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War to the Streets of bomb-scarred Britain, long ago school days and the reality of racism, the subject matter is carried along by a quick mind that refuses to stop thinking once a compelling idea comes along. 193450 1999 Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays total:44|5:18|4:20|3:6|2:0|1:0| 44 188 98 12 3418535 0151013616 9780151013616 43 11 4.27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235199900m/3418535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3418535.Facing_Unpleasant_Facts_Narrative_Essays 4 0 false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 13:12:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 14:55:04 -0800 2009
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