Secret Histories: Finding George Orwell in a Burmese Teashop by Emma Larkin

Secret Histories: Finding George Orwell in a Burmese Teashop
Emma Larkin
2004, John Murray, London
0719556996
228p.

This book is about Burmese history and culture, past and present. It is loosely based around the places George Orwell lived when he was a policeman in Burma, which are visited by the author.

I liked how the author let the Burmese people tell their own stories. Some of the subjects written about are tough, and it's nice not to be dictated the information from some omnipresent narrator. The devise of following George Orwell was very clever, and the writing style is lyrical. I enjoyed this book even though I have had no experience of the topic before.

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