{"product_id":"9780241630099","title":"Shooting an Elephant","description":"\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 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.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128926240946,"sku":"9780241630099","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241630099.jpg?v=1786012455","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780241630099","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}