Burma Sahib -- Paul Theroux, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of The Mosquito Coast and The Bad Angel Brothers comes a riveting new novel exploring one of English literature's most beloved and controversial figures--George Orwell--and the early years as an officer in colonial Burma that transformed him from Eric Blair, the British Raj policeman, into Orwell the anticolonial writer.

At age nineteen, young Eton graduate Eric Blair set sail for India, dreading the assignment ahead. Along with several other young conscripts, he would be trained for three years as a servant of the British Empire, overseeing the local policemen in Burma. Navigating the social, racial, and class politics of his fellow British at the same time as he learned the local languages and struggled to control his men would prove difficult enough. But doing all of this while grappling with his own self-worth, his sense that he was not cut out for this, is soon overwhelming for the young Blair. Eventually, his clashes with his superiors, and the drama that unfolds in this hot, beautiful land, will change him forever.

Author: Paul Theroux
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 02/06/2024
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780063297548

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2023 pg. 4
Publishers Weekly 12/18/2023
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2024
Booklist 01/01/2024 pg. 37
Library Journal 02/01/2024 pg. 68