{"product_id":"shooting-an-elephant-penguin-little-clothbound-classics","title":"Shooting an Elephant (Penguin Little Clothbound Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It was a tiny incident in itself, but it gave me a better glimpse than I had had before of the real nature of imperialism - the real motives for which despotic governments act' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShooting an Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the first piece of writing by George Orwell to be published by Penguin, in 1940. It is a searing and honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma: killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd, solely to avoid looking like a fool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nekoto Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":52517193974034,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/7072\/0786\/files\/IMG-6411.webp?v=1784064245","url":"https:\/\/nekotobooks.com\/products\/shooting-an-elephant-penguin-little-clothbound-classics","provider":"Nekoto Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}