{"product_id":"burmese-days-by-george-orwell-9780141185378","title":"Burmese Days","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Emma Larkin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, \u003cem\u003eBurmese Days\u003c\/em\u003e describes both indigenous corruption and Imperial bigotry, when 'after all, natives were natives - interesting, no doubt, but finally only a \"subject\" people, an inferior people with black faces'. Against the prevailing orthodoxy, Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr Veraswami, a black enthusiast for Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe doctor needs help. U Po Kyin, Sub-divisional Magistrate of Kyauktada, is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is European patronage—membership of the hitherto all-white Club. While Flory prevaricates, beautiful Elizabeth Lackersteen arrives in Upper Burma from Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt last, after years of 'solitary hell', romance and marriage appear to offer Flory an escape from the 'lie' of the 'pukka sahib pose'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46249870590188,"sku":"9780141185378","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141185378.jpg?v=1741562284","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/burmese-days-by-george-orwell-9780141185378","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}