The Road to Wigan Pier (Edition1)

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"The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell is a powerful blend of documentary reporting and political reflection, offering a searing look at the lives of Britain's working class in the 1930s.

Commissioned to report on industrial poverty in the North of England, Orwell immerses himself in the daily struggles of miners and their families-chronicling cramped housing, grueling labor, and the quiet endurance of people forgotten by prosperity. The first half of the book presents this vivid, empathetic portrait of working-class life; the second half turns inward, as Orwell examines his own middle-class background and wrestles with the challenges of socialism, class prejudice, and political change.

Honest, provocative, and deeply human, The Road to Wigan Pier is both a call to conscience and a bold exploration of the forces dividing society. It remains one of Orwell's most important and thought-provoking works."