Burmese Days
Burmese Days
Orwell, George
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780156148504, Publication Date: Fri, March 1, 1974, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
Orwell's first novel is an examination of the debasing effect of empire on occupied and occupier.

Burmese Days focuses on a handful of Englishmen who meet at the European Club to drink whisky and to alleviate the acute and unspoken loneliness of life in 1920s Burma--where Orwell himself served as an imperial policeman--during the waning days of British imperialism.

One of the men, James Flory, a timber merchant, has grown soft, clearly comprehending the futility of England's rule. However, he lacks the fortitude to stand up for his Indian friend, Dr. Veraswami, for admittance into the whites-only club. Without membership and the accompanying prestige that would protect the doctor, the condemning and ill-founded attack by a bitter magistrate might bring an end to everything he has accomplished. Complicating matters, Flory falls unexpectedly in love with a newly arrived English girl, Elizabeth Lackersteen. Can he find the strength to do right not only by his friend, but also by his conscience?
reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

Diary of a Mad Housewife

by Kaufman, Sue

Paperback /Paperback

$14.75

The Gangster We Are All ...

by Le, Thi Diem Thuy

Paperback /Paperback

$12.71

My Last Name

by Schumacher, Eric

Paperback /Paperback

$8.99

The American Granddaughter

by Kachachi, Inaam

Paperback /Paperback

$11.25

listens & views

PIANO WORKS

by KOKKONEN / MERTANEN

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$16.99

DYNAMIC ELEMENTS (JEWL)

by TROMBONE / HETZLER,MARK

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$14.75

ELEGY (JPN)

by HIRAI,KEN

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$16.99

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.