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Come up for air: the first half of my life
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Come Up for Air is a novel by George? Orwell's long novel, written on the eve of World War II. The main character of the novel, George Bowling, is a middle-aged man who sells insurance. The main character of the novel, George Bowling, is a middle-aged man who sells insurance, has begun to lose weight, and has a wife and two children. On a bad morning as usual, he puts on his newly made dentures and carries in his pocket the 17 pounds he won by betting on horse races without his wife's knowledge, and suddenly feels the need to go out and "get some fresh air". He walks...