Translated to Arabic, 'Burmese Days', by British author George Orwell (1903-1950). First published in 1934, the novel is set in the last days of British colonialism, when Burma was ruled as a part of the British India. The novel 's protagonist is a lone British citizen. The story describes 'Corruption and imperial bigotry' in a harsh betrayal of a colonial society. (From Penguin Classics Edition)