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1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 16 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Frederick Davidson. |
| Summary |
Colonial politics in Kyauktada, India, in the 1920s, come to a head when the European Club, previously for whites only, is ordered to elect one token native member. The deeply racist members do their best to manipulate the situation, resulting in the loss not only of reputations but of lives. Amid this cynical setting, timber merchant James Flory, a Brit with a genuine appreciation for the native people and culture, stands as a bridge between the warring factions. But he has trouble acting on his feelings, and the significance of his vote, both social and political, weighs on him. When Elizabeth Lackersteen arrives-blonde, eligible, and anti-intellectual-Flory finds himself the hapless suitor. Orwell alternates between grand-scale political intrigue and nuanced social interaction, mining his own Colonial Indian heritage to create a monument of historical fiction. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Imperialism -- Fiction.
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Asia -- Colonies -- Fiction.
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Burma -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Case, David. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982428396 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982428392 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10077967 |
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