Burma Sahib
$31.50
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2024
Summary
From renowned author Paul Theroux comes a fascinating, atmospheric novel inspired by George Orwell’s years in Burma.
“There is a short period in everyone’s life when his character is fixed forever …” - George Orwell
Eric Blair stood out amongst his fellow police trainees in 1920s Burma. Nineteen years old, unusually tall, a diffident loner fresh from Eton, after five years spent in the narrow colonial world of the Raj - a decaying system steeped in overt racism and petty class…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241998946 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241998948 |
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Hamish Hamilton Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 40mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A remarkably vivid writer * Sunday Telegraph *
Always a terrific teller of tales and conjurer of exotic locales, [Theroux] writes lean prose that lopes along at a compelling pace * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
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