Collects three early novels by the influential English author. Burmese days: In the hermetic world of 1930s colonial Burma, a corrupt Burmese politician uses the powers of his office to win membership in a British club. Keep the aspidistra flying: A poor young Londoner, who disdains conventional lifestyles and goals, works by day in a bookstore and writes by night in a cold rented room. Coming up for air: An insurance salesman's win of a small sum on the racetrack spurs memories of his childhood in a country village.
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ISBN:9780307595041
ISBN:0307595048
ISBN:9781841593357
ISBN:1841593354
Physical Description:print xxxiii, 677 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Publisher:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages xx-xxi).