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Burmese Days

By George Orwell

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Burmese Days

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Set 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'.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2001-11-29
Publication Date:
2001-11-29
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0141185376
ISBN13:
9780141185378
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
245 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
22 cm

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