Hard Times
«He belongs to that brilliant school of English novelists whose finely sketched and eloquent portrayal of the world have revealed more political and social truths than all the professional politicians, journalists and moralists put together.»
Karl Marx
In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England through the fictional city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts to impose his rigid worldview on his family circle, and the uncaring businessman Mr Bounderby. Les mer
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Perhaps the most polemical of his novels – in which hard-biting satire, moving drama and exuberant comedy find a very succinct and powerful expression – Hard Times is the ideal introduction to the world of Dickens.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Alma Classics
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 288
- ISBN
- 9781847494887
- Utgivelsesår
- 2015
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«He belongs to that brilliant school of English novelists whose finely sketched and eloquent portrayal of the world have revealed more political and social truths than all the professional politicians, journalists and moralists put together.»
Karl Marx