Burma sahib : a novel
by
Theroux, Paul, author.
Title
:
Burma sahib : a novel
Author
:
Theroux, Paul, author.
Summary
:
At age nineteen, young Eton graduate Eric Blair set sail for India, dreading the assignment ahead. Along with several other young conscripts, he would be trained for three years as a servant of the British Empire, overseeing the local policemen in Burma. Navigating the social, racial, and class politics of his fellow British at the same time as he learned the local languages and struggled to control his men would prove difficult enough. But doing all of this while grappling with his own self-worth, his sense that he was not cut out for this, is soon overwhelming for the young Blair. Eventually, his clashes with his superiors, and the drama that unfolds in this hot, beautiful land, will change him forever. -- Amazon.
Edition
:
First edition.
Physical Description
:
390 pages : map ; 24 cm
Genre
:
Bildungsromans.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Personal Subject
:
Orwell, George, 1903-1950-Fiction.
Subject Term
:
Young men -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Police -- Fiction.
Social classes -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Burma -- History -- 1824-1948 -- Fiction.
Publisher
:
Mariner Books,
Publication Date
:
2024
ISBN
:
9780063297548
Publication Information
:
New York : Mariner Books, [2024]
©2024
Call Number
:
THEROUX
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