Burmese Days Audiobook by George Orwell

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/43/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Burmese Days Subtitle: A Novel Author: George Orwell Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 119 votes Genres: Classics, British Literature Publisher's Summary: Colonial politics in Kyauktada, India, in the 1920s, come to a head when the European Club, previously for whites only, is ordered to elect one token native member. The deeply racist members do their best to manipulate the situation, resulting in the loss not only of reputations but of lives. Amid this cynical setting, timber merchant James Flory, a Brit with a genuine appreciation for the native people and culture, stands as a bridge between the warring factions. But he has trouble acting on his feelings, and the significance of his vote, both social and political, weighs on him. When Elizabeth Lackersteen arrives - blonde, eligible, and anti-intellectual - Flory finds himself the hapless suitor. Orwell alternates between grand-scale political intrigue and nuanced social interaction, mining his own Colonial Indian heritage to create a monument of historical fiction. George Orwell (19031950), 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 and became notable for his simplicity of style and his journalistic or documentary approach to fiction. Critic Reviews: A well integrated, fast-moving story of what life was like in a remote backcountry Asiatic station. ( Chicago Tribune)