{"product_id":"burmese-days-9780156148504","title":"Burmese Days","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHonest and evocative, George Orwell's first novel is an examination of the debasing effect of empire on occupied and occupier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurmese Days\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on a handful of Englishmen who meet at the European Club to drink whisky and to alleviate the acute and unspoken loneliness of life in 1920s Burma--where Orwell himself served as an imperial policeman--during the waning days of British imperialism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the men, James Flory, a timber merchant, has grown soft, clearly comprehending the futility of England's rule. However, he lacks the fortitude to stand up for his Indian friend, Dr. Veraswami, for admittance into the whites-only club. Without membership and the accompanying prestige that would protect the doctor, the condemning and ill-founded attack by a bitter magistrate might bring an end to everything he has accomplished. Complicating matters, Flory falls unexpectedly in love with a newly arrived English girl, Elizabeth Lackersteen. Can he find the strength to do right not only by his friend, but also by his conscience?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrwell, George:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/strong\u003e (1903-1950), the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic. He was born in India and educated at Eton. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living by writing. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory \u003cem\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of \u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e (1949), which brought him worldwide fame. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617098076434,"sku":"9780156148504","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_41e85cf9-729e-4ad6-9614-94caa9a6e6d9.jpg?v=1762934331","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/burmese-days-9780156148504","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}