{"product_id":"9780141185378-burmese-days","title":"Burmese Days","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell's first novel presents a devastating picture of British colonial rule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurmese Days\u003c\/i\u003e describes corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where, 'after all, natives were natives'. When Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Indian Dr Veraswami, he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin, a corrupt magistrate, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club, and Flory can help. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Orwell's first novel, inspired by his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, \u003ci\u003eBurmese Days \u003c\/i\u003eincludes a new introduction by Emma Larkin in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450656764278,"sku":"9780141185378","price":7.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34338807.jpg?v=1760453727","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141185378-burmese-days","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}