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Burmese Days
George Orwell

In 1930, Kyauktada, Upper Burma, is one of the least auspicious postings in the ailing British Empire - and then the order comes that the European Club, previously for whites only, must elect one token native member. This edict brings out the worst in this woefully enclosed society, not to mention among the natives who would become the One. Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma, George Orwell's first novel presents a devastating picture of the corruption and imperial bigotry surrounding British colonial rule.

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Well, that takes me back! While still at school or soon after leaving school I read much of what George Orwell wrote, including Burmese Days. He was a great writer. Book highly recommended.

Shame that the publishers of "1984" insisted that the book should be called that, rather than "1948" as George Orwell had originally intended. After all it was a book definitely getting at politicians in Government in 1948.

I read this a couple of years ago.Excellent stuff.It kind of demonstates the power of 'nin tah' in Burma.Not to dissimilar from Thailand.