Burmese days / by George Orwell

Date :

Editeur / Publisher : Oxford : Benediction Classics , cop. 2011

Type : Livre / Book

Langue / Language : anglais / English

ISBN : 978-1-8490-2374-0

ISBN : 1-8490-2374-3

EAN : 9781849023740

Colonies -- Asie -- Roman

Colonies britanniques -- Asie -- Roman

Résumé / Abstract : Colonial politics in 1930 Kyauktada, India come to a head when the European Club, previously for whites only, is ordered to elect one token native member. The deeply racist members do their best to manipulate the situation, resulting in the loss not only of reputations, but of lives