Burmese Days

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We walk about under a load of memories which we long to share and somehow never can.
John Flory, a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma, has unorthodox views. To him, the Burmese culture and people should be appreciated as things of beauty and worth. To the other white members of the European club of which he is member, these views are dangerous, undermining the foundation of British colonial rule.
Flory is drawn into a deadly rivalry when he befriends Veraswami, an Indian doctor, who is under the scrutiny of a corrupt magistrate. Flory defies the convention of imperial bigotry in Burma by offering to help his new friend, but the consequences to him, and Elizabeth Lackersteen, the woman he loves, will be explosive.
Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, Burmese Days was Orwell's first novel, and sparked controversy for its scathing portrayal of colonial society.

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George Orwell

Zusammenfassung

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Vorwort

The Internationally Best Selling Author of Animal Farm and 1984

Produktdetails

• Autoren: George Orwell
• Verlag: William Collins
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.01.2021
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur
• EAN: 9780008442712
• ISBN: 978-0-00-844271-2
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 11.1 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm
• Serie: Collins Classics
• Themen: FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Biographical, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Political, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction;historical fiction;1920s;Empire;India;British India;British Raj;Raj;Myanmar;Delhi;Gurkha;Gurkhas;Imperial Police;police;racism;oppression;colonialism;imperialism;identity;1984;Nineteen Eighty-Four;paperback books;classic books