{"product_id":"shooting-an-elephant-george-orwell-and-jeremy-paxman","title":"Shooting An Elephant","description":"Eric Arthur Blair 1903-1950, Better Known By His Pen-Name, George Orwell, Was Born In India, Where His Father Worked For The Civil Service. An Author And Journalist, Orwell Was One Of The Most Prominent And Influential Figures In Twentieth-Century Literature. His Unique Political Allegory \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e Was Published In 1945, And It Was This Novel, Together With The Dystopia Of \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four \u003c\/i\u003e1949, Which Brought Him World-Wide Fame. His Novels And Non-Fiction Include \u003ci\u003eBurmese Days, Down And Out In Paris And London, The Road To Wigan Pier \u003c\/i\u003eAnd \u003ci\u003eHomage To Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e'shooting An Elephant' Is Orwell's Searing And Painfully Honest Account Of His Experience As A Police Officer In Imperial Burma; Killing An Escaped Elephant In Front Of A Crowd 'solely To Avoid Looking A Fool'. The Other Masterly Essays In This Collection Include Classics Such As 'my Country Right Or Left', 'how The Poor Die' And 'such, Such Were The Joys', His Memoir Of The Horrors Of Public School, As Well As Discussions Of Shakespeare, Sleeping Rough, Boys' Weeklies And A Spirited Defence Of English Cooking. Opinionated, Uncompromising, Provocative And Hugely Entertaining, All Show Orwell's Unique Ability To Get To The Heart Of Any Subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Collection Of Witty And Incisive Non-Fiction, George Orwell's \u003ci\u003eShooting An Elephant \u003c\/i\u003eIncludes An Introduction By Jeremy Paxman In Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crossword.in","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46485990179033,"sku":"BK0030731","price":382.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/3066\/9017\/products\/shooting-an-elephant-george-orwell-and-jeremy-paxman-bk0030731-40649505571033.jpg?v=1775117212","url":"https:\/\/www.crossword.in\/products\/shooting-an-elephant-george-orwell-and-jeremy-paxman","provider":"Crossword.in ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}