Bože, chraň aspidistru

Orwell's psycho-social novel, criticizing mammon and the domination of money in interwar English society.
Gordon Comstock is a young writer who despises the "god of money" and his domination of all of interwar English society. He therefore turns down a job in an advertising agency and takes a job in a small bookshop. As a result, however, he feels that his girlfriend Rosemary despises him precisely because he has given up worldly goods.
God Save the Aspidistra is a psycho-social novel in which Orwell aptly portrays the groping of a young, confused idealist in a society driven by the desire for profit. With dry humour, he describes the foolish behaviour of his characters while refusing to provide easy answers to their complex personal dilemmas.

Czech edition