description: Orwell draws on his years of experience in India to tell this story of the waning days of British imperialism. A handful of Englishmen living in a settlement in Burma congregate in the European Club, drink whiskey, and argue over an impending order to admit a token Asian.
language: English
title: Burmese Days
titlecomplete: Burmese Days
characters: Mrs. Lackersteen, U Po Kyin, Elizabeth Lackersteen, John Flory, Ellis (Burmese Days), Ma Hla May, Lieutenant Verrall, Dr. Veraswami, Mr. Lackersteen, Mr. MacGregor
genres: Classics, British Literature, Historical, Travel, Asia, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 27173
places: Burma, Myanmar
publisher: Recorded Books