Burmese Days

Burmese Days is set in 1920's imperial Burma, in the fictional district of
Kyauktada, a town where Orwell served. Like the fictional town, it is the head
of a branch railway line above Mandalay on the
Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River.

As the story opens, U Po Kyin, a corrupt Burmese magistrate, is planning to
destroy the reputation of the Indian, Dr Veraswami. The doctor hopes for help
from his f...

Burmese Days is set in 1920's imperial Burma, in the fictional district of
Kyauktada, a town where Orwell served. Like the fictional town, it is the head
of a branch railway line above Mandalay on the
Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River.

As the story opens, U Po Kyin, a corrupt Burmese magistrate, is planning to
destroy the reputation of the Indian, Dr Veraswami. The doctor hopes for help
from his friend John Flory who, as a pukka sahib (European white man), has higher prestige.

Dr Veraswami also desires election to the town's European Club, of which Flory is a member,
expecting that good standing among the Europeans will protect him from U Po Kyin's intrigues.