Burmese Days A Portrait of the Dark Side of the British Imperialism
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Verlag
CopycatSeitenzahl
156
Maße (L/B/H)
0,8/15,2/22,9 cm
Gewicht
217 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-80-285-2446-3
George Orwell's Burmese Days (1934) is a caustic and deeply observant novel of British colonial Burma, exposing the moral decay, racial prejudice, and institutional corruption that undergird empire. Centered on John Flory, a timber merchant alienated from the complacencies of the European Club, the novel combines social realism with sharp satire and psychological nuance. Its atmosphere of tropical lethargy, petty rivalries, and spiritual disillusionment places it within the tradition of the colonial novel, yet Orwell subverts that tradition by making imperialism itself the object of scrutiny rather than adventure. Orwell drew directly on his own experience as a police officer in Burma from 1922 to 1927, years that awakened his lasting hostility to imperial domination. Born Eric Arthur Blair, he transformed firsthand knowledge of colonial bureaucracy, racial hierarchy, and personal complicity into fiction of unusual ethical intensity. Burmese Days thus stands as an early but crucial expression of themes that would later define his work: power, hypocrisy, and the deformation of truth by oppressive systems. This novel is especially recommended to readers interested in empire, modern political fiction, and the evolution of Orwell's moral imagination. It rewards close reading as both a compelling narrative and a penetrating critique of colonial rule.
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