Orwell, George creator Author text cau London Penguin Classics 1968 1984 1950 monographic eng

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375 p. ; ill. ; 21 cm. 'It was a tiny incident in itself, but it gave me a better glimpse than I had had before of the real nature of imperialism - the real motives for which despotic governments act' Shooting an Elephant was the first piece of writing by George Orwell to be published by Penguin, in 1940. It is a searing and honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma: killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd, solely to avoid looking like a fool. George Orwell. English Essays 824 ORW/S 9780141187396 (pbk.) IN-BhIIT 840406 20251209160735.0 11201