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Shooting an Elephant tells the story of a police officer in Burma who is called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant. Loosely based on Orwell's own experiences, the tightly written essay weaves together fact and fiction indistinguishably, and leaves the reader contemplating the heavy topic of colonialism.
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Shooting an Elephant, George Orwell
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Shooting an Elephant
- Language
- English
- Authors
- George Orwell
- Publisher
- Renard Press Ltd
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 64
- ISBN10
- 1913724662
- ISBN13
- 9781913724665
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Politics, Opinion Journalism & Essays, School, England, Myanmar, British Empire
- Original title
- The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- Shooting an Elephant tells the story of a police officer in Burma who is called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant. Loosely based on Orwell's own experiences, the tightly written essay weaves together fact and fiction indistinguishably, and leaves the reader contemplating the heavy topic of colonialism.