Daughter of a priest
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Many are used to perceiving Orwell only in the key to the genre of anti -utopia, but the novel “The Priest"s Daughter” will introduce you to another Orwell, a master of psychological realism.
England, the era of the great depression. Dorothy is the daughter of the Monk Charles Heir, the rector of the Church of St. Athenstan in Suffolka. She is a skilled mistress, commits good deeds, tries to cultivate only good thoughts in herself, and when bad ones arise, she points her hand with a pin. Even when she earnestly sews costumes for the school performance, she is haunted by thoughts about the poverty that surrounds her, and about debts that she cannot afford to pay. And suddenly she is in London. She has silk stockings, in her pocket money, and she cannot remember her name ...
This is a novel about a girl who has lost memory due to an accident, she re-comprehends for herself the questions of faith and identity in the world of unemployment and hunger
England, the era of the great depression. Dorothy is the daughter of the Monk Charles Heir, the rector of the Church of St. Athenstan in Suffolka. She is a skilled mistress, commits good deeds, tries to cultivate only good thoughts in herself, and when bad ones arise, she points her hand with a pin. Even when she earnestly sews costumes for the school performance, she is haunted by thoughts about the poverty that surrounds her, and about debts that she cannot afford to pay. And suddenly she is in London. She has silk stockings, in her pocket money, and she cannot remember her name ...
This is a novel about a girl who has lost memory due to an accident, she re-comprehends for herself the questions of faith and identity in the world of unemployment and hunger
Author:
Author:George Orwell
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Modern Literature
- Category:Agriculture
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newspaper
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-168712-0
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