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Burmese Days

By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Allan Corduner
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About this listen

An unabridged recording of Orwell's brilliant first novel read by Allan Corduner. The story is largely based on Orwell's own experiences as a police officer in Burma. Set in the dying days of the Raj, it depicts the harshness and darker side of colonial rule. And at its centre is John Flory, a lone individual hopelessly trapped in a vast political system; themes which set the agenda for much of his writing. Burmese Days was Orwell's first novel, and was issued in 1934 in America, then a year later in the UK where there had been fears and controversy initially that the material could be libellous.

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Great performance by the reader

Plus Orwell is without a doubt a master, great story

Great performance by the reader

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The reader was brilliant. He made it very real and brought it to life.
Be warned the book contains old fashioned racial slurs but once you understand that bigotry was normal unfortunately in colonial times you can enjoy the interesting story.
very good!

enjoyed it

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amazing story, top class writing, interesting insight to colonial life in turn of the century india, and exceptional narration

superb

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Corduner's acting is brilliant. The story is a very dark and often engaging one, though the language seems at times a little dated.
Orwell is a master of description, managing to make the colours, textures, and smells so real as to make you feel you have stepped into the real, tangible Burma of the 1920s. It is very hard to empathise with any of the characters really, so imperfect - loathsome even - they appear. But that is probably what Orwell intended in this unflinching, honest, brilliant narrative.

A vivid insight into the last days of the Raj

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I have been listening to George Orwell’s books during lock down, hence this book. I didn’t expect such a good story.
Narrator was fantastic and Orwell at his best.
In the time I was listening...Captain Tom Moore died. As we all know he served in the Burma Campaign, Second World War.
A few weeks later a coup in Myanmar!!!!
A story from a different time in a part of the world that is still so confused and so relevant.
Thank you.

Brilliant book. Fantastic reading.

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