Shooting An Elephant (Penguin Modern Classics)
| Title: | Shooting An Elephant (Penguin Modern Classics) |
| Author: | George Orwell
|
| Year First Published: | 2003 |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Synopsis: | "Shooting an Elephant" is Orwell's searing and painfully 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 a fool'. The other masterly essays in this collection include classics such as "My Country Right or Left", "How the Poor Die" and "Such, Such were the Joys", his memoir of the horrors of public school, as well as discussions of Shakespeare, sleeping rough, boys' weeklies and a spirited defence of English cooking. Opinionated, uncompromising, provocative and hugely entertaining, all show Orwell's unique ability to get to the heart of any subject. |
Favorite Review
This book has not yet been reviewed.
Categories
No categories assigned.
Tags
No tags assigned.
Series (that include this book):
This book is not yet part of a series.
My View
Is this on your bookshelf? Add your opinion...
Discussion
Discussion about Shooting An Elephant (Penguin Modern Classics)
No discussions about this book yet. Be the first!