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368 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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"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 co...
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reflective: 70%
informative: 43%
dark: 36%
challenging: 29%
sad: 27%
emotional: 23%
tense: 17%
adventurous: 11%
inspiring: 10%
funny: 8%
hopeful: 4%
relaxing: 3%
lighthearted: 1%
mysterious: 1%
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Graphic
Animal death, Animal cruelty, ColonisationModerate
Child abuse, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Homophobia, Blood
368 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"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 co...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 70%
informative: 43%
dark: 36%
challenging: 29%
sad: 27%
emotional: 23%
tense: 17%
adventurous: 11%
inspiring: 10%
funny: 8%
hopeful: 4%
relaxing: 3%
lighthearted: 1%
mysterious: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Animal cruelty, ColonisationModerate
Child abuse, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Homophobia, Blood