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Burmese Days by George Orwell (Part 1)


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The legendary author George Orwell is famous for his classic novels 1984 and Animal Farm. But there are many other books that Orwell wrote that are less well-known. In today's podcast, I dig into Orwell's first novel Burmese Days. In this book, we follow the character James Flory, an Englishman who spends his time drinking and socializing in the European social club in Burma with his fellow Englishman. Despite these acquaintances, Flory is unsatisfied with his life and seeks a way to find fulfillment while he lives in the jungles of Burma. 

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