![]() ![]() His body grew attuned to the strange rhythms of the tropical seasons. In this, Orwell’s first novel, his deep familiarity with Burmese climate, flora & fauna, language and customs, is wonderfully evident throughout. For example, he was one of the few officers to actually learn Burmese, becoming fluent, something they all considered odd. He was efficient enough, won praise, but was considered an outsider by his colleagues. ![]() Orwell served in the British Imperial Police Force in Burma from 1922 to 1927. ![]() The angry carved faces of demons looked up from the grass where they had fallen. By the roadside, just before you got to the jail, the fragments of a stone pagoda were littered, cracked and overthrown by the strong roots of a peepul tree. ![]()
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