Burmese Days

Burmese Days is George Orwell’s debut novel (first published in 1934), set in the fictional Kyauktada in the 1920s during British Empire rule over Burma (now Myanmar). By juxtaposing relations between native Burmese and foreign Englishmen through the eyes of the book’s protagonist John Flory; Orwell exposes a society’s bigotry, hypocrisy and inequality in a captivating satirical tale.

Author: George Orwell

Publisher: Penguin Books

Released Date: 1967

ISBN: 9780140004564