Burmese Days  -  George Orwell

KORTE INHOUD

Set in the days of Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, Burmese Days describes both indigenous corruption and Imperial bigotry, when "after all, natives were natives - interesting no doubt, but finally only a "subject" people, an inferior people with black faces'
Against the prevailing orthodoxy Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr Veraswami, a black enthusiast for Empire. The doctor needs help. U Po Kyin, Subdivisional Magistrate of Kyauktada, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can s...
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1989 Uitgever: Penguin 300 paginas Taal: Engels