Burmese Days
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When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that ca...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af Burmese Days af George Orwell
When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help. Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell''s first novel presents a devastating picture of British colonial rule. It describes corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where, ''after all, natives were natives - interesting, no doubt, but finally . . an inferior people''. When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help. Flory''s life is changed further by the arrival of beautiful Elizabeth Lackersteen from Paris, who offers an escape from loneliness and the ''lie'' of colonial life.
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Classics
ISBN
9780141395432
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
304
Udgivelsesdato
02-01-2014
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2093796
EAN nr.
9780141395432
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
111
Bredde (mm)
180
Længde (mm)
18
Vægt (g)
182
