| Burmese Days by George Orwell Contributor(s): Orwell, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 2382260564 ISBN-13: 9782382260562 Publisher: Sahara Publisher Books OUR PRICE: $56.67 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1934 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.94 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Burmese Days is set in 1920s imperial Burma, in the fictional district of Kyauktada, based on Kathar (formerly spelled Katha), a town where Orwell served. Like the fictional town, it is the head of a branch railway line above Mandalay on the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River. As the story opens, U Po Kyin, a corrupt Burmese magistrate, is planning to destroy the reputation of the Indian, Dr Veraswami. The doctor hopes for help from his friend John Flory who, as a pukka sahib (European white man), has higher prestige. |