Record Number |
782241 |
ISBN |
9780141395432 (paperback) |
Author |
Orwell, George, 1903-1950 author. |
Title |
Burmese days / George Orwell. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Penguin Books, 2014, c1934. |
London : Penguin Classics, 2014. |
©1934, 1986. |
Pagination etc. |
299 pages ; 18 cm. |
Summary Note |
Orwell draws on his years of experience in India to tell this story of the waning days of British imperialism. A handful of Englishmen living in a settlement in Burma congregate in the European Club, drink whiskey, and argue over an impending order to admit a token Asian. |
Subject |
Imperialism -- Fiction |
British -- Burma -- Fiction |
Physicians -- Burma -- Fiction |
Lumber trade -- Burma -- Fiction |
Historical fiction |
Burma |
Burma -- Fiction |
Burma -- History -- 1824-1948 -- Fiction |
Historical fiction. |
History. |
Fiction. |
Shelf Location |
F ORWE |