Burmese Days - George Orwell
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Set in the days of the 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, Sub- divisional Magistrate of Kyauktada, is plotting his downfall. The only thing ...
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1989, paperback, goed exemplaar/good copy [Auteur: Orwell, George] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Penguin] [Jaar: 1989] [Titel: Burmese Days]