EMBED. The main theme is Gordon Comstock's romantic ambition to defy worship of the money-god and status, and the dismal life that results.--Wikipedia. flag. Paperback $ 15.99. Directed by Christopher Morahan. Keep the Aspidistra Flying 276. by George Orwell | Editorial Reviews. Gordon had had a well-paid job as an advertising copywriter, but he’d thrown it up in favour of a more modest job so he would be free to write poetry. Don't dismiss the aspidistra as a plant for fuddy-duddies: many members of this clan make great plants for dry shade, writes Robbie Blackhall-Miles. Keep the Aspidistra Flying, George Orwell's third novel published in 1936, is a savagely satirical portrait of the literary life. $0.99. Paperback. share. $15.99. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. The problem with Keep the Aspidistra Flying is that it's told exclusively from Gordon's perspective and Gordon is an ass. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! With Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Wadham, Jim Carter. Keep the Aspidistra Flying focuses on Gordon Comstock, a struggling poet, who has dreams of making it big in the literary world.Certainly, he spends his days surrounded by books, quite literally: he works in a small bookshop in London. His money problems are real, but he's also obnoxiously obsessed with them. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Gordon Comstock quits his job at an advertising agency in order to write poetry, only to find that poets, like everyone else, need money. Keep The Aspidistra Flying is a 1936 novel by George Orwell.The book is a social critique set in 1930s London. 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