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Shooting an Elephant and other Essays

105 Ratings

4

Duration
23min
Language
English
Format
Category

Classics

The essay describes the experience of the English narrator, possibly Orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in Burma. Because the locals expect him to do the job, he does so against his better judgment, his anguish increased by the elephant's slow and painful death.

© 2019 Storyside IN (Audiobook): 9789388286664

Release date

Audiobook: 16 November 2019

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