This article is about the novel. For the 1997 film adaptation, see Keep the Aspidistra Flying (film).
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
First edition
Author
George Orwell
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Genre
Novel, social criticism
Set in
London, 1934
Publisher
Victor Gollancz Ltd
Publication date
20 April 1936
Media type
Print (hardback)
Pages
318 (hardback) 248 (paperback)
OCLC
1199526
Dewey Decimal
823/.912 21
LC Class
PR6029.R8 K44 1999
Preceded by
A Clergyman's Daughter
Followed by
The Road to Wigan Pier
Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published in 1936, is a socially critical novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is Gordon Comstock's romantic ambition to defy worship of the money-god and status, and the dismal life that results.
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