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	Amazon.com: Burmese Days: A Novel: Books: George Orwell
		From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo Thwe
		And then the conversation veered back to the old, never-palling subject--the insolence of the natives, the supineness of the Government, the dear dead days when the British Raj was the Raj and please give the bearer fifteen lashes.
		Orwell draws on his years of experience in India to tell this story of the waning days of British imperialism.
	www.amazon.com /Burmese-Days-Novel-George-Orwell/dp/0156148501 (620 words)

	Burmese days - Asia - World - Travel - theage.com.au
		I'd planned to visit Bagan, Lake Inle and, hopefully, Mingun in the ten days I had in the country that used to be called Burma.
		It should (and must be) a recipe for disasters but in ten days I never saw an accident and was constantly impressed by the general consideration shown on the road.
		Perhaps the Burmese have a fine sense of the ironic.
	www.theage.com.au /news/asia/burmese-days/2006/11/10/1162661838155.html (3172 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Burmese Days
		Burmese Days was George Orwell's first novel, published in 1934, seven years after the author had completed five years as an Imperial Indian policeman in Burma.
		And so, Burmese Days deals harshly with the exclusivity of the British clubs, among whose members are boozing profiteers and outright racists who have little interest in the local culture and regard what is left behind by their plunder as a residue of British civilization that locals should be grateful for having imposed upon them.
		BURMESE DAYS 10/06/1998 10:11:50 PM I agree, Ruth, that Flory's birthmark was probably what made it possible for him to see Burma's forest and trees (and people, and so forth) and appreciate them, unlike his fellow Brits.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Burmese-Days (1262 words)

	Burmese Daze: Traveling with a Literary Companion
		Myo, my Burmese interpreter and guide, was surprisingly forthcoming with his liberal politics during the conversation over our first meal together in a Chinese restaurant in Rangoon.
		There is little doubt that his five years of Burmese days provided the substance for what can only be regarded as a denunciation of imperialism from the inside.
		At the foot of the stairs awaited a large bus that is used to ferry passengers across the sun-baked tarmac to the terminal.
	www.jadedragon.com /archives/bookrevu/burmesedaze.html (1855 words)

	Orwell in Burma: ThingsAsian
		He takes a lively interest in Burmese culture and risks his standing among his compatriots by befriending the "nigger" Veraswamy, whom the most incorrigible of the English bigots, Ellis, calls "Very-slimy." Flory keeps (having purchased) a Burmese "mistress" but he uses her only for dismally mechanical sex, and dumps her when she becomes a nuisance.
		The plot of Burmese Days in brief: a conniving Burman named U Po Kyin, made powerful through his manipulation of the corrupt colonial system, desires one last victory before settling down to a life of religious penitence through philanthropy: he seeks admittance to the European Club.
		When, in lieu of a proper kiss, Flory's Burmese mistress "smelled at his cheek with her flat nose, in the Burmese fashion", readers familiar with Thailand will note that this also in the Thai fashion - a mouth kiss being an act of deep intimacy.
	www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/1842 (1033 words)

	Burmese Days, Constant Reader Discussion
		BURMESE DAYS 10/10/1998 6:44:14 PM The Burmese Days edition that I read has an introduction by Malcolm Muggeridge who was editor of the British humor magazine Punch during the 1950's and was a good friend of George Orwell's.
		Burmese Days is in the box for Belgium and I think I will add Heart of Darkness since it is mentioned and I have never read it.
		BURMESE DAYS 11/30/1998 4:20:07 PM Ernie, if you're going to the last note in the chain and clicking on the REPLY that's in the blue bar at the top of the note, that'll hang your note at the end of the line.
	www.constantreader.com /discussions/burmesedays.htm (9521 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Burmese Days (Penguin Modern Classics): Books: George Orwell (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The book is steeped in the atmosphere of the country in which it is set, the oppressive climate, the colour of the jungle and the native population, the repulsively racist and materialistic circle of English businessmen and colonial administrators among whom Flory, the main character, socializes at the 'European Club'.
		Burmese Days is Orwell's homage to the Raj, if you like; a caustic look at the miserable and meaningless existence of ex-pats in the dying days of the Empire.
		Ultimately, Burmese Days is a tragedy and there is scant little hope or jollity to be found anywhere in it, but this doesn't detract from a wholly engaging read.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Burmese-Days-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141185376 (1340 words)

	TIME Magazine: Traveler
		Burmese entrepreneurs have discovered that Orwell's sordid tale about a colonial-era community in Upper Burma is eagerly snapped up by foreign tourists.
		To amplify matters, the Burmese drive by the horn, and the sound of their honking—more a stutter of warning than a bellow of outrage—fills the air.
		The plot of Burmese Days revolves around the poignant figure of John Flory, a manager of a logging firm based in the fictional town of Kyauktada in Upper Burma.
	www.time.com /time/asia/traveler/021017/orwell.html (6447 words)

	Book Review: Rediscovering Orwell --- Asia Pacific Media Service
		Burmese Days chronicles the country's difficult time under British colonialism, Animal Farm tells about a socialist revolution gone wrong, and Nineteen Eighty-Four predicts the emergence of the ultimate oppressive society some time in the future.
		In the meantime, however, her book is bound to be circulated secretly in Burmese teashops, covered in brown paper and read by candlelight at home, well out of sight of Big Brother's army of spies.
		Most significantly, he tackles the war's legacies, which linger to this day: the rise of a military regime in Burma, and seemingly never-ending insurgencies among the tribes that were armed by the Allies to fight against the Japanese.
	www.asiapacificms.com /articles/burmese_days (1627 words)

	Bear Country Burmese - Outstanding breeders of Burmese cats in Southern California
		The Burmese cat is remarkably placid and free from temperamental behavior common to the Siamese, but the Burmese is just as, or more, intelligent than the Siamese.
		Burmese are self-confident, curiosity prone and seem to have a capacity for logical thinking and problem solving.
		Burmese adapt themselves to their new environment and people quickly and easily.
	www.burmese-cat.com /breed.html (609 words)

	Khmer440.com Cambodia Travel Expat Life Bars and Nightlife: Burmese Days (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was an odd and slightly disconcerting feeling and I almost felt as though the Burmese should have been gawping at me. Not sure whether this was hostility or antipathy and feeling off kilter, I later made enquiries to my Finnish expatriate friend who explained that Burmese are simply polite and reticent people.
		The British developed the Burmese Breweries in the latter part of the 19th Century and quite sensibly avoided brewing bitter beer, instead choosing to brew pilsner beers far more suitable for a quaffing in a tropical climate.
		It’s said that the Burmese people originally descended from the Himalayas, and Mr Toe went out of his way to prove this theory correct by providing Sherpa services for the steadily increasing amount of luggage I accumulated on our days out.
	www.khmer440.com /cambodia/burmese_days.html (2376 words)

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		Burmese Days are currently battling against London's licensing laws to play their unique brand of music live.
		The band are a five-piece and have formed from the ashes of a thousand crap bands to play their tune filled, danceable yet melancholy anthems.
		Burmese Days are the future sound of London, a ecletic mash of genres all kept within classic song formations and with a different vocalist on most tracks.
	www.nme.com /bandComments/burmese-days (172 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: News :: A Harvard Traveler's Seven Burmese Days
		Burmese trains are kind of like riding a horse all night, only you're in a chair.
		It consisted of three wooden bunks and a table, and we shared it with a wealthy Burmese family, their electrical appliances, and eight or nine monks with shaven heads and long orange robes.
		The Burmese monks are supposed to lead a very ascetic life, one meal a day and only six belongings and lots of chanting and of course celibacy, but they didn't act much like it.
	www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=148527 (2066 words)

	Chapter 25 - Burmese Days - George Orwell, Book, etext
		The gallery was gay with the white ingyis and pink scarves of Burmese ladies, and in the body of the hall a hundred men or more were waiting to receive their decorations.
		There were Burmese officials in blazing Mandalay pasos, and Indians in cloth-of-gold pagris, and British officers in full-dress uniform with clanking sword-scabbards, and old thugyis with their grey hair knotted behind their heads and silver-hilted dahs slung from their shoulders.
		Only three days after the Governor’s durbar, before so much as a brick of those atoning pagodas had been laid, U Po Kyin was stricken with apoplexy and died without speaking again.
	whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au /words/authors/O/OrwellGeorge/prose/BurmeseDays/chapter25.html (1640 words)

	Orwell's Burmese days - Salon
		The second question is raised by the Burmese Larkin meets and who marvel at the accuracy of "Nineteen Eighty-Four": "Orwell was never oppressed himself; how could he write about oppression?" In colonial Burma, Larkin finds conditions parallel to those Orwell described in his novel.
		And, as she notes, Orwell wrote with a lyricism of the landscape in "Burmese Days" that's noticeably absent from his other novels.
		Larkin's fluency in Burmese and determination to slip past military intelligence under the guise of a tourist make her a unique guide, though penetrating the fortress of censorship still proves difficult.
	dir.salon.com /story/books/review/2005/06/23/larkin/index.html?pn=2 (696 words)

	Burmese Days.... Photo Gallery by Gul Chotrani at pbase.com
		I was sent on assignment for the first week and took another 2 weeks off to see the central areas of Burma (Bagan, Mandalay and Inle).
		Also did a 3 day cruise upstream from Bagan to Mandalay and the balloon flight in Bagan.
		Burma is a unique country - the absence of modernisation is also the preservation of an old world rustic charm that the country expresses.
	www.pbase.com /gbc/burma (194 words)

	Orwell's Burmese days - Salon
		A Burmese friend of Larkin's tells the joke, as they're sitting in a tea shop in Mandalay, to signal that their discussion of politics has to come to a close; a couple of men who may or may not be government informers have just sat down at the next table.
		Her purpose in Burma, moreover, is to find out more about the writer whom one Burmese scholar calls "the prophet." As she writes, "In Burma, there is a joke that Orwell wrote not just one novel about the country, but three: a trilogy comprised of 'Burmese Days,' 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four.'"
		None of his letters home survive, he wrote little -- besides a few poems and maybe an early character sketch of John Flory, the protagonist of "Burmese Days" -- and most of the official colonial records of his employment were destroyed when the Japanese invaded Burma during World War II.
	www.salon.com /books/review/2005/06/23/larkin/index.html (668 words)

	Burmese Days: ThingsAsian
		Madame Thai is extremely proud of her Burmese heritage and will happily take the time to explain the background of an object whether it be a betel nut box or a taxidermy tiger.
		The clientele is a mix of homesick travelers, Burmese yuppies and Chinese teenagers who stop by for burgers, milkshakes and Marlboroughs after school.
		The process of getting there has been demystified and twenty-eight day visas are now standard as the government attempts to welcome tourists and foreign investors.
	www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/1050 (1761 words)

	Exotissimo Travel : Yangon : Bagan : Inle Lake : Heho : Myanmar : Tours
		The Ananda Okkyaung is one of the few surviving brick monasteries from the early Bagan period and the next temple to be visited, Thatbyinnyu, is the highest in Bagan, rising to 61m.
		End the day with a horse and carriage tour among the temples passing by the traditional village of Taungbi, Sulamani Temple and the massive Dhammayangyi Temple noted for its remarkable brickwork.
		Every five days a colourful market that is visited by different hill tribes is held around the Inle area and it is normally possible to visit one of these depending on location.
	www.exotissimo.com /index.php?id=402 (758 words)

	Alibris: Burmese
		A Burmese woman's estrangement from her homeland brings her to the brink of insanity and back again.
		The Burmese is a sleek and wise-looking cat, an ancient breed who shares its origins with the Siamese.
		The Burmese tradition of architecture, art and design is ancient, diverse and wonderfully rich.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Burmese (848 words)

	Burmese days or Myanmar nights? Probably on the back of a pick-up somewhere, Burma
		The only condition of our entry into the country was that we sign, and carry with us at all times, a piece of paper stating that, 'During our stay in Myanmar, we will not involve in the matters of politics and religion'.
		It’s not an ancient city and during WWII many buildings, including the palace, came in between Anglo Burmese and Japanese troops and were subsequently destroyed.
		Ordinary Burmese citizens can now directly benefit from visitors as the government relaxes its grip on the tourist industry: you are no longer enforced to swap your dollar for the Foreign Exchange Certificates on arrival.
	www.traveljournals.net /stories/5137.html (1904 words)

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		Almost every day, when Westfield or Mr Macgregor or even Maxwell went down the street, the High School boys, with their young, yellow faces--faces smooth as gold coins, full of that maddening contempt that sits so naturally on the Mongolian face--sneered at them as they went past, sometimes hooted after them with hyena-like laughter.
		The Burmese bullock-cart drivers seldom grease their axles, probably because they believe that the screaming keeps away evil spirits, though when questioned they will say that it is because they are too poor to buy grease.
		She picked up vast numbers of ticks during the day, horrible grey things that were the size of pin-heads when they got on to her, and gorged themselves till they were as large as peas.
	www.gutenberg.net.au /ebooks02/0200051.txt (23873 words)

	The Liberal Avenger: Burmese Days
		It doesn't have near the cache of 1984 or Animal Farm, but it is an important book as it is Orwell's monument against colonialism, prejudice and racism.
		Burmese Days is at the very least based on Orwell's experience as an administrator of Empire if not semi-autobiographical.
		Larkin is [apparently] a Westerner who grew up in Southeast Asia and speaks fluent Burmese, giving her a unique ability to provide an informed, critical look "behind the bamboo curtain." Finding George Orwell in Burma is an engaging read for anyone interested in the politics, culture and history of the region.
	liberalavenger.com /2005/06/burmese-days.html (449 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Burmese Days
		The Trouser People takes its title from the days when the sarong-clad Burmese were ruled by trouser-wearing white colonialists, and its subtitle from the shadows cast by Sir J. George Scott -- Victorian adventurer, colonial administrator and obsessive chronicler of Burmese history, customs, languages and folklore.
		Inevitably, Marshall comes across the usual traces of state-sanctioned violence for which the Burmese military regime is renowned: persecution, murder, torture and rapacity on a scale that beggars belief.
		The Rabinowitz expeditionary force consists of Burmese soldiers, porters, scientists (including an orchid collector) and a Buddhist monk who develops a huge crush on their leader.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A10108-2002Apr18?language=printer (714 words)

	HRWIFF: Film Archive - Our Burmese Days
		In George Orwell's novel Burmese Days, he describes how his British protagonist is destroyed for his transgressions against both race and class.
		Affectionate recollections and reunions are contrasted with strongly felt distaste for Burmese life and traditions as the two visitors piece together the fragments of the life they left behind.
		Our Burmese Days sheds fascinating light on a little-known country while reminding us that some of the strangest things we encounter are often those that lie closest to home.
	www.mixitproductions.com /prjhrw/filmko/merr.html (191 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Burmese Days
		Victor Gollancz declined it, anxious that it would offend too many people in Indian circles (especially retired imperial servants with letter-writing time on their hands?), and that it might invite libel actions from individuals who might claim to recognise themselves.
		Interestingly, later discussions about the names of characters in the novel between Gollancz and Orwell suggest that Victor was as concerned about being sued by Burmese and Indians who recognised themselves in the book as by English colonial officials.
		Burmese Days came out in New York in October 1934.
	www.litencyc.com /php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=6178 (546 words)

	DER Documentary: Our Burmese Days
		"Our Burmese Days" is also a fascinating defacto glimpse of life in a country that's rarely covered in the media today.
		Now known as Myanmar, the film's title is a reference to the novel "Burmese Days" by George Orwell, who worked for a time in the country's colonial police force.
		This record of a daughter's attempts to understand her mother's denial of her roots "because it is too complicated a story to tell" reveals a family history that is both as tragic and as comic as any and yet unique when seen in the context of their colonial past.
	www.der.org /films/our-burmese-days.html (353 words)

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