num_pages: 276
description: Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, Orwell's book describes corruption and imperial bigotry. Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr Veraswami, a black enthusiast for the Empire, whose downfall can only be prevented by membership at an all-white club.
language: English
title: Burmese Days
titlecomplete: Burmese Days
characters: Mrs. Lackersteen, Mr. MacGregor, Elizabeth Lackersteen, U Po Kyin, Mr. Lackersteen, Ellis (Burmese Days), Lieutenant Verrall, Ma Hla May, Dr. Veraswami, John Flory
genres: Asia, 20th Century, Historical Fiction, Historical, Novels, Travel, Literature, Classics, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 27172
places: Myanmar, Burma
publisher: 1st World Library