Burma sahib : a novel / Paul Theroux
"At age nineteen, young Eton graduate Eric Blair set sail for India, dreading the assignment ahead. Along with several other young conscripts, he would be trained for three years as a servant of the British Empire, overseeing the local policemen in Burma. Navigating the social, racial, and class politics of his fellow British at the same time as he learned the local languages and struggled to control his men would prove difficult enough. But doing all of this while grappling with his own self-worth, his sense that he was not cut out for this, is soon overwhelming for the young Blair. Eventually, his clashes with his superiors, and the drama that unfolds in this hot, beautiful land, will change him forever."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063297548
- ISBN: 006329754X
- Physical Description: 390 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Orwell, George, 1903-1950 > Fiction. Social classes > Burma > Fiction. Identity (Psychology) > Fiction. Racism > Burma > Fiction. British > Burma > Fiction. Police > Burma > Fiction. Young men > Fiction. Burma > History > 1824-1948 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Bildungsromans. |
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- 16 of 37 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Nantahala Regional Library.
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- 11 current holds with 37 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Andrews Public Library | F THE (Text) | 80605003706255 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Moss Memorial Library | F THE (Text) | 80605003709200 | Adult Fiction | Reshelving | - |
