How Orwell fared in Burma’s imperial police – and the bedroom Paul Theroux’s 30th novel, about George Orwell’s years as a policeman in Burma, is both credible as history and enjoyable as ...

Paul Theroux’s 30th novel, about George Orwell’s years as a policeman in Burma, ... Not long out of Eton, he opts for the Imperial Police over university, and in 1922 ships out to Burma, ...

He joined the Imperial Police Force in Burma and spent five years there in the 1920s. He left Burma abruptly and decided to become a writer. Orwell's first novel, Burmese Days, ...

Note, too, those publication dates: Orwell’s writings on Burma came years after the event. And even those personal essays have a tang of lurid invention. Grab a Copy ...

What’s Really Orwellian About Our Global Black Lives Matter Moment Orwell was haunted by his years as a police officer in colonial Burma. His later writings shed light on today’s protests.