Set in British Burma during the waning days of empire, when Burma was ruled from Delhi as part of British India, the novel serves as 'a portrait of the dark side of the British Raj.' At the centre of the novel is John Flory, 'the lone and lacking individual. Burmese Days, first published in 1934, was George Orwells first novel, inspired by the five years he (under his real name, Eric Arthur Blair) spent in the. 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. Burmese Days is the first novel by English writer George Orwell, published in 1934. Burmese Days is the first novel by English writer George Orwell, published in 1934. 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. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell's first novel presents a devastating picture of British colonial ruleīurmese Days describes corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where, 'after all, natives were natives'.
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