The Road to Wigan Pier

Japanese: 《ウィガン波止場への道》 - うぃがんはとばへのみち
The Road to Wigan Pier

…He did not go to university, but became a policeman in Burma (1922-27), experienced the realities of the colony, and wandered around Paris and London, feeling guilty about his actions. He then worked as a teacher and a bookseller, while writing an autobiographical reportage, “Life in the Depths of Paris and London” (1933), and a novel, “Burmese Days” (1934), about the self-destruction of conscientious whites brought about by the colonial system. Around 1935, he became a socialist, and wrote a reportage on an unemployed mining area, “The Road to Wigan Pier” (1937), for the Left Book Club. In 1936, he participated in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side, and “Homage to Catalonia” (1938) is an outstanding essay that describes the battles and internal struggles that took place there with sharp observational skills and beautiful prose. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "The Road to Wigan Pier" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大学には進まずビルマの警察官となり(1922‐27),植民地の実態を経験,贖罪意識もあってパリ,ロンドンで放浪生活をしたのち,教師,書店員などをしながら自伝的ルポルタージュ《パリ,ロンドンどん底生活》(1933)や,植民地制度のもたらす良心的な白人の自滅を扱った小説《ビルマの日々》(1934)などを著した。1935年ころから社会主義者となり,レフト・ブック・クラブのために失業炭坑地域のルポルタージュ《ウィガン波止場への道》(1937)を書いた。36年からスペイン内戦に共和側として参加,《カタロニア賛歌》(1938)はここで行われた戦闘と内部闘争を的確な観察眼とみごとな散文で描いた出色のエッセーである。…

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