by George Orwell · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140182279
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«Burmese Days» is the novel by George Orwell published by Penguin Classics in paperback (320 pages, in English).
In colonial Burma of the 1930s, it follows John Flory, an English timber merchant caught between British expatriates and the local population. The machinations of magistrate U Po Kyin and the arrival of Elizabeth Lackersteen unleash a plot of ambition, racism and hypocrisy that portrays the decline of the Empire.
Written in 1934, it is based on Orwell's experience as an officer of the Imperial Police in India. This 1990 edition belongs to the Twentieth Century Classics series.
For readers of classic and historical fiction, especially those seeking a critical look at British colonialism in Southeast Asia.
Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.
