Orwell in Burma

May 24, 2013 | 1 book mentioned

Three weeks ago, Vishwas Gaitonde wrote a piece for us about a house in India once owned by the family of George Orwell. Now, in the Times, Jane Perlez pays a visit to Burma, where Orwell served in the Imperial Police Force and gathered impressions for his first novel, Burmese Days

is a staff writer for The Millions. He lives in New York.