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Burmese Days

byGeorge Orwell

Who is this book for? Readers interested in colonial history, social critique, and classic literature.

Topics ImperialismCorruptionSocial Conditions
MoodMelancholic, Reflective
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceMild
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
Orwell draws on his years of experience in India to tell this story of the waning days of British imperialism. A handful of Englishmen living in a settlement in Burma congregate in the European Club, drink whiskey, and argue over an impending order to admit a token Asian.

Language

en

Published on

30/07/2005

Pages

376

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9781421808307

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