Duncan Roberts

On the trail of George Orwell in 1920s Paris.
Forthcoming book: Orwell in Paris - Down & Out with the Russian Captain.

[Duncan Roberts @duncanroberts75]

'Orwell à Paris' attracted so much interest in France that today, FOLIO published the recent translation by Véronique Béghain with new preface.
Interview IN FRENCH with translator, by N.Ragonneau.
https://t.co/cLwIPXUS9W
@VBeghain @nicragonneau @Orwell_Society @Darcy1968 #orwell

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Conférence 22 jan à 17h
Mairie du 15e, salle Vaugirard
«George Orwell à Paris 1928-1929»
par Duncan Roberts et Andreï Korliakov
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Talk at the Mairie 15e arr Paris. Archive images & historian Andreï Korliakov
#Orwell @Orwell_Society @wifedom @nicragonneau @Darcy1968 #we

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Book signing & talk on #Orwell & Russian Paris in the 1920s - With Andreï Korliakov & Frédéric Guelton
18h30 Les Éditeurs Réunis 11 rue de la montage Sainte-Geneviève, Paris 5é
@Darcy1968 @Orwell_Society @djtaylorwriter @EricNaulleau @nicragonneau @Westengland @Paris_all_about

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“If street-corner newsboys were still around they’d shout ‘Duncan Roberts finds true identity of Orwell’s Russian Captain!”
Merci Xavier Lapeyroux @Monde_diplo 4 the thoughtful book review
@Darcy1968 @nicragonneau @Orwell_Society @EricNaulleau @stephenfry
https://t.co/Kmt1l0YTSC

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“Star of the new literary season”
That’s Orwell, not me 😎
Thanks to the good people at FNAC for including me in the list of must-reads for this Autumn. “#Orwell in Paris…gripping & masterfully crafted.”
https://t.co/Osed1bkAhc
@Darcy1968 @Orwell_Society @nicragonneau #wifedom

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"A deep-dive into a long-lost world...revealing a hidden side of Orwell. Essential reading."
Thanks to Hervé Devallan @BretagneActuell for the 4-star book review!
https://t.co/K19tL0gBIJ
@nicragonneau @Darcy1968 @Orwell_Society @djtaylorwriter @Westengland @stephenfry @Parisidftn

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“A captivating journey back in time.”
‘Orwell in Paris’ hits the national French press (again!). Thanks to Frédérique Roussel for the half page review in Libération.
@libe @Darcy1968 @Orwell_Society @djtaylorwriter @Civil_War_Spain @nicragonneau @Westengland @TheOrwellPrize

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Great to see my book 'Orwell à Paris...' reviewed internationally in Le Monde Diplomatique this month. Thanks Xavier Lapeyroux!
"...see Orwell before Orwell, walking the streets of the capital."
https://t.co/HY4aFrEdDH
@Monde_diplo @Darcy1968 @Orwell_Society @nicragonneau

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“A Fascinating account…an important book” Thanks to M.Aissaoui @Figaro_Livres for the in-depth review & praise. ‘Orwell à Paris’ is in bookshops all over France…
@Orwell_Society @Darcy1968 @nicragonneau @Civil_War_Spain @djtaylorwriter #orwell #paris #montparnasse #1928 #1929

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#Orwell's 1st article. A look at English censorship & a glimpse into the preoccupations of the author himself. Here, reverse-translated from French. Monde, Paris, October 1928.
@Orwell_Society @nicragonneau @djtaylorwriter @Civil_War_Spain @Darcy1968
https://t.co/z7c5iS7wQI

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@DesiSanatani @TheFigen_ Be even better if it was the same cat

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Now that’s a window display!!! :))
Book signing and presentation in half an hour, 14 rue Boulard Paris 14e.
Merci La petite Lumière!!
@Orwell_Society @Darcy1968 @EricNaulleau @Civil_War_Spain @nicragonneau #orwell

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72 rue Fondary Paris 15e. Behind the lamppost once stood L’Auberge de la Ferme (or L’Auberge du Jehan Cotard!) Infamous Russian restaurant where #Orwell worked late 1929.
-book signing 16/05-see prev post!
@Orwell_Society @djtaylorwriter @Civil_War_Spain @nicragonneau @Darcy1968

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@djtaylorwriter In the line of overheard conversations by ex-cons. This from Taylor’s coffee shop in Oxford last week (on the phone, loud.)
“Yeah just out…nah only a restraining order…yeah, they give my old job back at the aquarium.”

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Soirée dédicace et rencontre à La Petite Lumière 14 rue de Boulard Paris 14e 19h30 ce jeudi 16 mai
Grand Merci @EricNaulleau pour la belle chronique!
Book signing 16/05 19h30 address above!
@nicragonneau @Orwell_Society @GeraldAndrieu @Civil_War_Spain @Darcy1968 @djtaylorwriter

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Appearing on bookshop tables all over France…it’s a special moment seeing your 1st book in a shop window display :) Paris 18e arr…
@nicragonneau @Civil_War_Spain @djtaylorwriter @Orwell_Society @houseoac @Darcy1968

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@Darcy1968 @djtaylorwriter It gives us hope!

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"A literary & historical treasure hunt, a dive into inter-war Russian Paris...a voyage back in time. Magical."
BIG Thank U 'Lire' for the 4-star review.
'Orwell à Paris' was published last week
@lire_mag @Orwell_Society @nicragonneau @Darcy1968 @GeraldAndrieu @Civil_War_Spain

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@DrEstellePrnq Congratulations!! Can’t say that the sacrifices for mine were as dramatic… do 2 Covid lockdowns in Paris count?

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@Civil_War_Spain Dangerous thing a packet of Pims. Demolished in 30 minutes…