{"product_id":"2026200010945-secondhand-burmese-days","title":"Burmese Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurmese Days is a searing work of literary fiction set in the waning years of the British Empire in colonial Burma during the 1920s. The novel chronicles the life of John Flory, a disillusioned timber merchant who finds himself trapped between his contempt for British imperialism and his inability to fully break free from its social stranglehold. Orwell presents a vivid and unflinching portrait of colonial society — its hypocrisy, racism, and moral decay — drawn directly from his own experiences as a police officer in Burma. With sharp, unsparing prose, the narrative uncovers the deep personal and political contradictions of empire through Flory's doomed relationships and his yearning for authenticity in a world built on false pretenses. A powerful indictment of colonialism, this landmark novel remains as relevant and morally urgent today as when it was first published in 1934.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956127346907,"sku":"2026200010945-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/64802e14-6a63-4470-ad69-d5c924568022.png?v=1783498087","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010945-secondhand-burmese-days","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}