Orwell and Empire

by Douglas Kerr

Book Overview

Considers George Orwell's writing about the East, and the presence of the East in his writing.

George Orwell was born in India and served in the Imperial Police in Burma as a young man. Orwell and Empire is a study of his writing about the East and the East in his writing. It argues that empire was central to his cultural identity and that his experience of colonial life was a crucial factor, in ways that have not been recognized,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192864092
• ISBN13: 9780192864093
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.7"