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Emma Larkin

Finding George Orwell in Burma

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In this intrepid and brilliant memoir, Emma Larkin tells of the year she spent travelling through Burma, using as a compass the life and work of George Orwell, whom many of Burma's underground teahouse intellectuals call simply &quote;the prophet&quote;. In stirring, insightful prose, she provides a powerful reckoning with one of the world's least free countries. Finding George Orwell in Burma is a brave and revelatory reconnaissance of modern Burma, one of the world's grimmest and most shuttered dictatorships, where the term &quote;Orwellian&quote; aptly describes the life endured by the country's people. This book has come t… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-84708-455-2
  • EAN: 9781847084552
  • Produktnummer: 35943877
  • Verlag: Granta Publications
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
  • Seitenangabe: 240 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor


Emma Larkin is the pseudonym of an American writer who was born, raised and still lives in Asia. She studied the Burmese language at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and has been visiting Burma for more than fifteen years. She is the author of two books: Finding George Orwell in Burma and Everything is Broken.

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