Burmese Days
by:
George Orwell (author)
Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, this book describes corruption and imperial bigotry. Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr Veraswami, a black enthusiast for the Empire, whose downfall can only be prevented by membership at an all-white club.
Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, this book describes corruption and imperial bigotry. Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr Veraswami, a black enthusiast for the Empire, whose downfall can only be prevented by membership at an all-white club.
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Format: Paperback
Pages no: 263
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Travel,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Asia,
English Literature
Though uttered in much more genteel circumstances than the setting of this book, Mr. Darcy's timeless put-down of Meryton society in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice can't fail to come to mind when referring to the characters populating George Orwell's first novel. Burmese Days is, down to the last...
Terrific novel - an absolute pleasure to read. Spiteful, provocative, twisted and malevolent, the story is a real surprise.
Sketch-map of KyauktadaIntroductionA Note on the Text--Burmese Days
This book is as one might think from Orwell an indictment of colonialism. Focusing on the machinations of getting native Burmese into a small white's only club, several people are consumed and destroyed in the process.The book gets better as it goes along. It is at times very good, but it is writt...
I only made it through a tenth of this book before tossing it. It starts off very racist, bigoted and demeaning for both the reader and the subject. I had heard that this was a good book, but after giving it a try, it's just not for me. No stars. DNF'd
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