Burmese Days by George Orwell (English) Paperback Book

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When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help.

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Orwell's first novel, a devastating account of colonial rule in Burma, in a stunning new cover look for his great worksSet in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, Burmese Days describes both indigenous corruption and Imperial bigotry, when 'after all, natives were natives - interesting, no doubt, but finally only a "subject" people, an inferior people with black faces'. Against the prevailing orthodoxy, Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr Veraswami, a black enthusiast for Empire. The doctor needs help. U Po Kyin, Sub- divisional Magistrate of Kyauktada, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is European patronage- membership of the hitherto all-white Club. While Flory prevaricates, beautiful Elizabeth Lackersteen arrives in Upper Burma from Paris. At last, after years of 'solitary hell', romance and marriage appear to offer Flory an escape from the 'lie' of the 'pukka sahib pose'.

Author Biography

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

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Orwell's first novel, a devastating account of colonial rule in Burma, in a stunning new cover look for his great works

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Orwell's first novel, a devastating account of colonial rule in Burma, in a stunning new cover look for his great works

Details ISBN0141395435 Author George Orwell Pages 304 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-10 0141395435 ISBN-13 9780141395432 Publication Date 2014-01-02 Format Paperback Media Book Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Death 1950 Series Penguin Modern Classics DEWEY 823.912 Imprint Penguin Classics Language English Year 2014 UK Release Date 2014-01-02 Translator Frederika Randall Edited by Gnon Baba Birth 1969 Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications MD MPA Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-05-27 AU Release Date 2014-05-27 We've got this

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