the Left Book Club
/ðə ˌleft ˈbʊk klʌb/
/ðə ˌleft ˈbʊk klʌb/
- a British book club (1936-48). It was started by the publisher Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), and its members received books supporting the left in British politics. It had an important influence on the development of the Labour Party, publishing books such as George Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier (1937).
左书俱乐部:英国书俱乐部(1936-48)。它由出版商维克多·戈兰奇(Victor Gollancz,1893-1967年)创立,其成员收到了支持英国政治左派的书籍。它对工党的发展产生了重要影响,出版了乔治·奥威尔(George Orwell)的《通往维根码头的道路》(The Road to Wigan Pier)(1937)等书籍。