Burmese Days (eBook)

A Portrait of the Dark Side of the British Imperialism

George Orwell (Autor)

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2019
272 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
405-766455699-8 (EAN)

Infos

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. It is a thinly-veiled tale from the waning days of British colonialism when Burma was ruled from Delhi as a part of British India–a portrait of the dark side of the British Raj. As the story opens, U Po Kyin, a corrupt Burmese magistrate, is planning to destroy the reputation of the Indian Dr Veraswami. The doctor's main protection is his friendship with John Flory who, as a pukka sahib (European white man), has higher prestige. Dr Veraswami wants the privilege of becoming a member of the British club because he thinks that if his standing with the Europeans is good, U Po Kyin's intrigues against him will not prevail. U Po Kyin begins a campaign to persuade the Europeans that the doctor holds disloyal, anti-British opinions, and believes anonymous letters with false stories about the doctor "will work wonders"...

Autor

George Orwell (1903-1950) whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.8.2019
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Schlagworte: A Passage to India • Arundhati Roy • British colonialism • colonial critique • Corrupt Magistrate • Cultural Clash • cultural divide • Dickens • East vs West • imperial burma • Jonathan Swift • Life of Pie • Mark Twain • Nineteen Eighty-Four • Oscar Wilde • political intrigue • racial tensions • Social hierarchy • The White Tiger • Vikram Seth