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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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780156148504 |
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Publisher: | HMH Books |
Publication date: | 03/20/1974 |
Series: | Harbrace Paperbound Library |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 288 |
Sales rank: | 137,125 |
Product dimensions: | 5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.73(d) |
Lexile: | 930L (what's this?) |
About the Author
GEORGE ORWELL (1903–1950) was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works.
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