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In colonial Burma, George Orwell was the man with the gun. He was also the man with the conscience. And in this searing, unforgettable essay, the two are ripped apart.
As a young British police officer, Orwell is called to investigate a tame elephant that has gone "must," breaking its chains and terrorizing a bazaar. By the time he arrives, rifle in hand, the rampage is over. The elephant stands peacefully in a field, its moment of fury passed. There is no need to shoot.
But a crowd of two thousand Burmese has gathered at his back, their eyes fixed on him, waiting to see what the white man will do. In that moment, Orwell understands the terrible paradox of empire: the oppressor is not free. He wears a mask, and the mask must be worn. To walk away would be to lose face, to invite their laughter, to betray the myth of European dominance. And so, with the crowd as his master, he raises the rifle.
Shooting an Elephant is George Orwell's classic account of that day—a breathtakingly honest exploration of power, pride, and moral cowardice. In prose of devastating clarity, he lays bare the mechanism by which imperialism corrupts not only the conquered, but the conqueror. It is a brief work that cuts to the bone, a timeless parable of how we are all, in the end, prisoners of the faces watching us.
As a young British police officer, Orwell is called to investigate a tame elephant that has gone "must," breaking its chains and terrorizing a bazaar. By the time he arrives, rifle in hand, the rampage is over. The elephant stands peacefully in a field, its moment of fury passed. There is no need to shoot.
But a crowd of two thousand Burmese has gathered at his back, their eyes fixed on him, waiting to see what the white man will do. In that moment, Orwell understands the terrible paradox of empire: the oppressor is not free. He wears a mask, and the mask must be worn. To walk away would be to lose face, to invite their laughter, to betray the myth of European dominance. And so, with the crowd as his master, he raises the rifle.
Shooting an Elephant is George Orwell's classic account of that day—a breathtakingly honest exploration of power, pride, and moral cowardice. In prose of devastating clarity, he lays bare the mechanism by which imperialism corrupts not only the conquered, but the conqueror. It is a brief work that cuts to the bone, a timeless parable of how we are all, in the end, prisoners of the faces watching us.
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- Uitgeverij:
Inhoud
- Taal:
- Engels
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- Productcode (EAN):
- 9791256797998
- Verschijningsdatum:
- 18/03/2026
- Uitvoering:
- E-book
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- Digital watermarking
- Formaat:
- ePub
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