In one of the most brilliant & intrepid memoirs in recent memory, Emma Larkin tells of the year she spent travelling through Burma, using as a compass the life & work of George Orwell, whom many of Burma`s underground teahouse intellectuals call simply ”the prophet”. In stirring, insightful prose, she provides a powerful reckoning with one of the world`s least free countries. Finding George Orwell in Burma is a brave & revelatory reconnaissance of modern Burma, one of the world`s grimmest & most shuttered dictatorships, where the term ” Orwellian” aptly describes the life endured by the country`s people. This book has come to be regarded as a classic of reportage & travel & a crucial book for anyone interested in Burma & George Orwell.