Homage to Catalonia
by George Orwell
Recommended by Marc Andreessen and Ben Shapiro
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Spanish Civil War, About War, and Socialism.
In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fascists. This famous account describes the war and Orwell?s experiences. Introduction by Lionel Trilling....
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Spanish Civil War, About War, and Socialism.
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Marc Andreessen
Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
“3. Four books on the Spanish Civil War, which was the trial run for the hundred years of Western history that followed. The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell Spain In Our Hearts by Adam Hochschild Mine Were Of Trouble by Peter Kemp | A lot of people have read Orwell's 1984, he actually wrote a book that's better. It's Homage to Catalonia.”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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