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Burmese Days

Af: George Orwell Engelsk Paperback

Burmese Days

Af: George Orwell Engelsk Paperback
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.We walk about under a load of memories which we long to share and somehow never can.John Flory, a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma, has unorthodox views. To him, the Burmese culture and people should be appreciated as things of beauty and worth. To the other white members of the European club of which he is member, these views are dangerous, undermining the foundation of British colonial rule.Flory is drawn into a deadly rivalry when he befriends Veraswami, an Indian doctor, who is under the scrutiny of a corrupt magistrate. Flory defies the convention of imperial bigotry in Burma by offering to help his new friend, but the consequences to him, and Elizabeth Lackersteen, the woman he loves, will be explosive.Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, Burmese Days was Orwell’s first novel, and sparked controversy for its scathing portrayal of colonial society.
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.We walk about under a load of memories which we long to share and somehow never can.John Flory, a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma, has unorthodox views. To him, the Burmese culture and people should be appreciated as things of beauty and worth. To the other white members of the European club of which he is member, these views are dangerous, undermining the foundation of British colonial rule.Flory is drawn into a deadly rivalry when he befriends Veraswami, an Indian doctor, who is under the scrutiny of a corrupt magistrate. Flory defies the convention of imperial bigotry in Burma by offering to help his new friend, but the consequences to him, and Elizabeth Lackersteen, the woman he loves, will be explosive.Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, Burmese Days was Orwell’s first novel, and sparked controversy for its scathing portrayal of colonial society.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9780008442712
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0008442711
Udg. Dato: 21 jan 2021
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 177mm
Højde: 111mm
Forlag: HarperCollins Publishers
Oplagsdato: 21 jan 2021
Forfatter(e): George Orwell
Forfatter(e) George Orwell


Kategori Mellemkrigstiden, 1919 til 1939


ISBN-13 9780008442712


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 352


Udgave


Længde 25mm


Bredde 177mm


Højde 111mm


Udg. Dato 21 jan 2021


Oplagsdato 21 jan 2021


Forlag HarperCollins Publishers

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