Length10h 42m
About this audiobook
In the searing heat of 1920s Upper Burma, the waning days of the British Empire cast long, distorted shadows. For the Englishmen of Kyauktada, existence is a stifling routine of whiskey, boredom, and the relentless, casual bigotry that upholds their fragile world. At the heart of this closed society is the European Club, a sanctuary of pith helmets and petty prejudice, where the greatest threat is the looming order to admit a native member.
John Flory, a jaded timber merchant marked by a prominent birthmark, stands apart. Haunted by the emptiness and injustice of the colonial project, he finds his only real companionship with the Indian Dr. Veraswami, an enlightened soul whose friendship is a scandal in the eyes of his peers. But when the corrupt and Machiavellian magistrate U Po Kyin sets in motion a devious plot to destroy the doctor, Flory is forced to confront his own moral cowardice.
Salvation seems to arrive in the form of Elizabeth Lackersteen, a newly arrived English girl whose fresh beauty ignites in Flory a desperate hope for love and redemption. As he vies for her affection, he becomes entangled in a battle against U Po Kyin's scheming—a struggle that pits the truth of his conscience against the unwritten laws of the Raj. The result is a powerful and tragic story of loyalty and betrayal, and a blistering, timeless indictment of the corruption and bigotry at the heart of imperialism.
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length10 hrs 42 mins
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LanguageEnglish
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