What is Keep the Aspidistra Flying?
'''''Keep the Aspidistra Flying''''' is a novel by [[George Orwell]]. It was published in 1936 and it was Orwell's third book. It tells the story of a man who does not want to focus on money and tries to live a different life. ==Background== Like the character in the book, Orwell spent some time working in a book shop. He used some of these experiences of living in [[poverty]] to give him ideas for the book.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/books-by-orwell/keep-the-aspidistra-flying/|title=Keep the Aspidistra Flying|website=The Orwell Prize}}</ref> George Orwell said afterwards that he did not like this book. He said that it should not be published again until after he had died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/06/orwell-novels-himself-nineteen|title=Defeat into victory|website=www.newstatesman.com|access-date=2018-08-05|archive-date=2016-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531043118/http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/06/orwell-novels-himself-nineteen|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Plot== The main character is a man called Gordon Comstock. He had a well paid job until he gave it up for a part time job in a book shop so he could spend more time writing [[poetry]]. He does not have much money and he struggles to pay for the basic things he needs like [[food]] and a place to live. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:1936 books]] [[Category:English novels]] [[Category:Books by George Orwell]] {{lit-stub}}