George Orwell - 2012 - Burmese Days (Classic Fiction)

Burmese Days - George Orwell - 2012







By: George Orwell

Narrated by: Allan Corduner

Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release date: 10-18-12

Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics

Language: English

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: mp3 64/48 stereo







Based on his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, George Orwell's first novel presents a heart-breaking picture of British colonial rule.



Colonial politics in Kyauktada, India, in the 1920s, come to a head when the European Club, previously for whites only, is ordered to elect one token native member. The deeply racist members do their best to manipulate the situation, resulting in the loss not only of reputations but of lives.



John Flory is a white timber-merchant in 1920s Burma. Disillusioned by imperial life, Flory defies orthodoxy and befriends Indian Dr Veraswami. The doctor is being pursued by a corrupt magistrate, U Po Kyin, who is orchestrating his downfall. The only thing that can save his reputation is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory is in a position to help. Flory's life is also upended by the arrival of beautiful Parisian Elizabeth Lackersteen, who offers an escape from loneliness and the deceit of colonial life.



Orwell alternates between grand-scale political intrigue and nuanced social interaction, mining his own Colonial Indian heritage to create a monument of historical fiction.



Burmese Days is Orwell’s first novel and a spectacular examination of the debasing effect of empire on occupied and occupier.



About The Author



George Orwell (1903–1950), the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic. He was born in India and educated at Eton. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living by writing and became notable for his simplicity of style and his journalistic or documentary approach to fiction.



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