George Orwell
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
eBook
(Laurus Book Society Nov. 8, 2019)
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.