Giorni in Birmania

In the 1920's an obscure young Englishman named John Flory, obviously modeled after George Orwell himself, goes to colonial Burma to make his fortune, "The Road to Mandalay" this is not. The writer had been a policeman there also for five years. Flory becomes a timber merchant, in the north of the c Leggi tutto

An indictment of British colonial rule and institutionalized bigotry! Most lovers of English literature will be aware of George Orwell's 1984 and ANIMAL FARM but, sadly, few book lovers will have even heard of, let alone read, his scathing indictment of colonial British government rule in east Asia, Leggi tutto

This always happens to me: I seem to forget how beautiful and almost effortless Orwell’s prose is, only to be stunned by his talent the next time I pick up one of his books. Even when he writes about mundane things, his turn of phrase has an elegance that few others have mastered – and that dry, raz Leggi tutto

“Envy is a horrible thing. It is unlike all other kinds of suffering in that there is no disguising it, no elevating it into tragedy. It is more than merely painful, it is disgusting.” Not as polished as some of his later works, George Orwell's Burmese Days still packs a punch. Set during colonial ru Leggi tutto

I like Orwell's politics and vision. It is amazing to see how far he has gone in exposing 'untruths' and fighting 'injustices. 'Throughout his life, he remained steadfast in his politics. This makes him an admirable figure. We need writers like him even more today, but I wonder if there is any scope Leggi tutto

Imagine sitting in a small, dark room with George Orwell sitting ten inches away from you shouting the words, " RACISM " and " IMPERIALISM " at you for two hours. That's what it's like reading this novel. Orwell wants to get his message across so strongly that he completely forgets that coherent plots a Leggi tutto