Days in Burma. A breath of air
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Days in Burma. A breath of air
6.99 €
"Days in Burma," Orwell's honest and evocative first novel, published in 1934, was hotly contested for its depiction of colonial society, inexorable corruption and imperial bigotry. A group of Englishmen, members of a European club, are united in their sense of superiority over the Burmese, but each is utterly lonely and copiously drowns out their homesickness with excessive whiskey consumption. John Flory, a timber merchant, holds a different view: he believes that the Burmese and their culture are distinctive and should be valued as beautiful and worthy things. Flory further undermines his faith in British omnipotence with his friendship with Dr. Veeraswamy, a potential candidate to join the European club. And Veraswamy, in turn, is under the scrutiny of the unscrupulous local judge Y Po Kyin, who is willing to do anything for power.... Flory's internal conflict is complicated by the sudden arrival in Burma of a young Englishwoman Elizabeth. Will he find the strength to act according to his conscience and be happy with the woman he loves? England on the eve of World War II, the protagonist of the novel "A Breath of Air" George Bowling, nicknamed "Fatty" wins 17 pounds at the races and decides to go to his native Binfield to escape from the ordinariness of his life, to engage in the only hobby - fishing, and indulge in memories of the past. But in the village things have not changed for the better, George's idyllic dreams are crumbling, that England, from his memories, gone forever. This novel was published in 1939, considered the most perfect of Orwell's early works, it raises themes of memory, nostalgia, disillusionment and fear in the face of the ills of modernity - industrialization, capitalist exploitation and war.
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