Burmese Days by George Orwell is a dark and searing portrait of British colonialism in 1920s Burma, drawn from the author�s own experiences as a colonial officer.
In the small, suffocating town of Kyauktada, British officials cling to power, privilege, and prejudice. Among them is John Flory, a disillusioned timber merchant caught between his loyalty to empire and his growing contempt for its corruption. As Flory struggles with loneliness and the hope of love, tensions rise�both within the colonial elite and between rulers and the ruled.
Orwell�s first novel, Burmese Days is a haunting critique of imperialism, racism, and moral cowardice. With sharp insight and bleak honesty, it exposes the human cost of empire and the spiritual emptiness behind the facade of colonial �civilization.�