Burmese Days
Published
January 2010
Publishers
UK
Penguin
US
Harcourt Brace
Relogio d'Agua
AST Publishers
FOP Zhupansky
Brazil
Editora Schwarz
Bulgaria
Fama
Czech Republic
Argo
Estonia
Postimees Kirjastus
France
Editions Ivrea
Georgia
Palitra
Germany
Diogenes
Greece
Kaktos Editions
Italy
Mondadori
Slovenia
Studentska Zalozba Beletrina
Spain
PRH Grupo
The Netherlands
De Arbeiderspers
Turkey
Can Yayinlari
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.
George Orwell's first novel, inspired by his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, Burmese Days includes a new introduction by Emma Larkin in Penguin Modern Classics.
George Orwell's first novel, inspired by his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, Burmese Days includes a new introduction by Emma Larkin in Penguin Modern Classics.
