Burmese Days
George Orwell
276 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1421808307
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Language: English
Publish: 1120201200000
20th CenturyAsiaBritish LiteratureClassicsFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionLiteratureNovelsTravel
Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, Orwell’s book describes corruption and imperial bigotry. Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr Veraswami, a black enthusiast for the Empire, whose downfall can only be prevented by membership at an all-white club.