Down and Out in Paris and London is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a memoir in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. Its target audience was the middle- and upper-class members of society—those who were more likely to be well educated—and exposes the poverty existing in two prosperous cities: Paris and London. The first part is an account of living in near-extreme poverty destitution in Paris and the experience of casual labour in restaurant kitchens. The second part is a travelogue of life on the road in and around London from the tramp's perspective, with descriptions of the types of hostel accommodation available and some of the characters to be found living on the margins. Background After giving up his post as a policeman in Burma to become a writer, Orwell moved to rooms in Portobello Road, London at the end of 1927 when he was 24. While contributing to various journals, he undertook investigative tramping expeditions in and around London, collecting material for use in "The Spike",
Down and Out in Paris and London es el primer trabajo completo del autor inglés George Orwell, publicado en 1933. Es un relato en dos partes sobre el tema de la pobreza en las dos ciudades. Su público objetivo eran los miembros de la clase media y superior de la sociedad —aquellos que eran más propensos a ser bien educados— y expone la pobreza existente en dos ciudades prósperas: París y Londres. La primera parte es un relato de vivir en la pobreza casi extrema en París y la experiencia del trabajo casual en las cocinas de restaurantes. La segunda parte es un viajero de la vida en la carretera en y alrededor de Londres desde la perspectiva del tramp, con descripciones de los tipos de alojamiento hostel disponible y algunos de los personajes a ser encontrado para vivir en los márgenes.