Burmese Days by George Orwell (English) Hardcover Book

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Burmese Days is a scathing satire of British colonialism in Burma, featuring an introduction by journalist and writer David Eimer.

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In Burmese Days, George Orwell brilliantly evokes the sounds and sights of Burma and reveals, in unflinching detail, the dark side of colonial rule.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by journalist and writer, David Eimer.John Flory is a disillusioned timber merchant based in the remote town of Kyauktada in 1920's Burma. Whilst his English peers gather night after night to drink and gossip in their exclusive club, Flory has embraced local life - his best friend is Dr Veraswami and his mistress is Ma Hla May. The slow, stickily hot days are interrupted by the arrival of the young and beautiful Elizabeth. And when the club is forced to elect a non white member, Flory is caught up in an increasingly hostile and dangerous feud.

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I suppose it's a natural enough lie. But it corrupts us . . . in ways you can't imagine.

Author Biography

Eric Arthur Blair (George Orwell) was born in 1903 in India where his father was a civil servant. After studying at Eton, he served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma for several years which inspired his first novel, Burmese Days. After two years in Paris, he returned to England to work as a teacher and then in a bookshop. In 1936 he travelled to Spain to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, where he was badly wounded. During the Second World War he worked for the BBC. A prolific journalist and essayist, Orwell wrote some of the most influential books in English literature, including the dystopian Nineteen Eighty-Four and his political allegory Animal Farm. He died from tuberculosis in 1950.

Review

A scathing portrait of the imperious attitudes of the British. * New York Times *Of all the fictions about colonial rule – A Passage to India, The Raj Quartet, Out of Africa – Burmese Days is the angriest, rawest, most scathing and least sentimental. * The Times *A scathing indictment of imperialism, exposing the dark face of British rule in the subcontinent. * Hindu *Orwell draws on his own experience and what's so striking is how the uncomfortable echoes of that time still reverberate today among some expatriate circles in the region . . . A vaguely Austen feel permeates the romantic subplot; the ending is devastating. * Travelfish *Orwell can write . . . in Burmese Days he has written a malodorous, realistic novel of the white man in the east, as he really is. * Kirkus Reviews *

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Burmese Days is a scathing satire of British colonialism in Burma, featuring an introduction by journalist and writer, David Eimer.

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A scathing portrait of the imperious attitudes of the British.

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Burmese Days is a scathing satire of British colonialism in Burma, featuring an introduction by journalist and writer, David Eimer.

Details ISBN1529032687 ISBN-10 1529032687 ISBN-13 9781529032680 Format Hardcover Author David Eimer Pages 352 Publisher Pan Macmillan Series Macmillan Collector's Library Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-01-07 Language English DEWEY 823.912 UK Release Date 2021-01-07 Audience Age 18 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Imprint Macmillan Collector's Library Audience General AU Release Date 2021-01-11 NZ Release Date 2021-01-11 We've got this

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