{"product_id":"burmese-days-collins-classics","title":"Burmese Days (Collins Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe walk about under a load of memories which we long to share and somehow never can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Flory, a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma, has unorthodox views. To him, the Burmese culture and people should be appreciated as things of beauty and worth. To the other white members of the European club of which he is member, these views are dangerous, undermining the foundation of British colonial rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFlory is drawn into a deadly rivalry when he befriends Veraswami, an Indian doctor, who is under the scrutiny of a corrupt magistrate. Flory defies the convention of imperial bigotry in Burma by offering to help his new friend, but the consequences to him, and Elizabeth Lackersteen, the woman he loves, will be explosive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, Burmese Days was Orwell’s first novel, and sparked controversy for its scathing portrayal of colonial society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Orwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44681159409718,"sku":"9780008442712","price":341.0,"currency_code":"EGP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/6081\/3622\/files\/9780008442712_a7f292cb-953c-4b37-b0b2-bde8a39d2228.jpg?v=1768168630","url":"https:\/\/diamond-pub.com\/products\/burmese-days-collins-classics","provider":"Diamond Pub","version":"1.0","type":"link"}