Finding George Orwell in Burma
by Emma Larkin
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Author: Emma LarkinEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-02
ISBN: 1594200521
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Book Reviews of Finding George Orwell in Burma
Book Review: Disappointing book
Summary: 2 Stars
This book was not so much about George Orwell or even Myanmar but just the usual stereotypical condemnations of the Myanmar military government. I'm not a supporter of such government but the implied belief that the "American Way" of democracy would lead to improved conditions is simply not true (vis. Iraq). "Guided democracies" such as LKY's Singapore and Mahatir's Malaysia worked well to bring stability and economic growth.
The insight into the Burmese culture was very limited and Orwell seemed only to be brought out to justify the author's anti-SLORC/SPDC standpoint.
The American speaking local Burmese was much better originally demonstrated by Anthony Burgess with the Abang greeting Fenella Crab with his Hollywood patois.
When the author got to Katha I found myself a little more satisfied with the narrative but we had to yet again go down the anti SPDC avenue at every available opportunity.
If you want to know about travel in Burma then read Norman Lewis's "Golden Earth" and if you want to learn the inside story on Orwell then take a copy of "Orwell:The Life" by D J Taylor and regarded as the standard biography.
Only if you want the standard naive Western rant against the SPDC (mostly by people who never travelled there) do you need to read "Finding Orwell in Burma" which incidentally is the same book as "Finding George Orwell in a Burmese Tea shop".
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