Considering the chaos currently gripping Myanmar (formerly Burma), finishing this book about four days before the gigantic cyclone killed thousands seemed poignant (certainly not poetic).'Cause, you see, "Burmese Days" is about chaos. It's about a ruling class that is mostly barbaric and unaware and bigoted. It's about a beautiful country that doesn't really know what to do with itself. It's more about the have nots than the haves.
Not to put any comparative value on a cyclone that wipes out entire villages, but, frankly, this isn't the first time Myanmar or Burma has had to fight against a storm that would just as well see the people swept into the sea than saved.
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