Homage to Catalonia is a 1938 memoir by English writer George Orwell, in which he accounts his personal experiences and observations while fighting in the Spanish Civil War.
Covering the period … See more

The appendices in this summary correspond to chapters 5 and 11 in editions that do not include appendices. Orwell felt these … See more

Contemporary reviews (1930s–1940s)
Initial reception of Homage were mixed and few in number, with reviews being divided between supporters and opponents of … See more

• Anarchist Catalonia
• Bibliography of George Orwell
• For Whom the Bell Tolls See more

Historical context
During the 19th century, a motif known as the two Spains began to emerge in Spanish literature, … See more

Writing
Orwell wrote diaries, made press-cuttings, and took photographs during his time in Spain, but they were all stolen before he left. In May 1937, … See more

Within weeks of leaving Spain, a deposition (discovered in 1989 ) was presented to the Tribunal for Espionage & High Treason, Valencia, charging the Orwells with 'rabid Trotskyism' and being agents of the POUM. The trial of the leaders of the … See more