Paul Theroux

Get ready to join our “social” book party for my new novel, Burma Sahib about George Orwell’s early and formative life in Burma.

Publisher: Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Release date: February 6, 2024

Order now!

The Burma Sahib Game

Inspired by Paul Theroux and George Orwell

A Burma Sahib ‘gamer’ can enter to win by posting a creative picture of themselves and/or just the book on Instagram and tag @paul.theroux. George Orwell is our theme! The game ends on March 15th.

Lucky winners of the best pictures could receive one of these gifts:

Grand Gift: Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

A three-night stay, including seaplane transfers and breakfast for two at the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

Author Access Gifts:

Author’s Notes — an hour of private time with Paul Theroux via email or Zoom on questions about your book manuscript. Mark your Burma Sahib social media post #PaulTherouxAuthorsNotes.

Group Zoom — an hour zoom with 3 fans together about questions you may have on anything you’d like to ask Paul Theroux. Mark your Burma Sahib social media post #AskPaulTheroux

One Night Stands (Theroux’s favorite way to travel) at:

• Four Seasons Hotel Sydney - https://www.fourseasons.com/sydney/

• Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff, Johannesburg - https://www.fourseasons.com/johannesburg/

• Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti - https://www.fourseasons.com/serengeti/

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• Shangri-La The Shard, London - https://www.shangri-la.com/en/london/shangrila/

• THE CHAPTER KYOTO, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel - https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/osakt-the-chapter-kyoto-a-tribute-portfolio-hotel/overview/

• The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, NYC - https://www.thepierreny.com/

And more gifts include…

• A spa day at the North Shore Preserve, Kauaʻi

• One of 15 custom-signed Paul Theroux Burma Sahib novels

• An adventure gift from Pelorus - https://pelorusx.com/

• One of 10 Silver Nova ship models from Silversea - https://www.silversea.com/

• A signed copy of READING by Steve McCurry - https://www.stevemccurry.com/

• What is inside a Fukubukuro? Made up of the Japanese kanji characters for 'fortune' and 'bag', 'fukubukuro' (福袋) are literal shopping bags filled with random assortments of goods. We have one as a prize.

Below are the steps to enter

1. Order your copy of Burma Sahib on Amazon, Indiebound or your local bookstore


2. Follow on Paul Theroux on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paul.theroux/?hl=en

3. Take a photo of yourself with the book or of the book and post to Instagram and tag @Paul.Theroux by March 15th

4. The most creative entries will be chosen as the winners and notified via Instagram within one week of game’s end

5. By entering the game, you are granting permission for your photo/entry to be used on all Paul Theroux affiliated platforms

Rules + Regulations

1. All entries must be a resident of the United States

2. One in-feed Instagram post counts as one entry, post must be in-feed when winners are announced.


3. Multiple entries are permitted, as long as each post is individual and unique.


4. Winners will be selected at random and notified within seven days of game’s end.

5. By entering the game, you are granting usage rights of your photo/entry on all Paul Theroux affiliated platforms.

Early Praise for Burma Sahib

“The stellar latest from Theroux frames an insightful portrait of a young George Orwell within a scathing depiction of British colonialism. . . . With piercing prose, Theroux lays bare the fraudulent and fiercely despotic nature of the British Empire. This brims with intelligence and vigor.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“From a distinguished literary veteran, a compelling historical novel about callow youth. . . . . Theroux’s portrait of young Blair is complex and nuanced. . . . . Theroux nimbly weaves in episodes Orwell would write about in Burmese Days, ‘Shooting an Elephant,’ and other works. The result is in many ways an old-fashioned novel . . . one that exemplifies the best virtues of such novels: steadily accruing momentum and depth, rich detail, psychological intricacy, and immersion. Best of all, the big canvas allows Theroux to depict a Blair whose wounds and offenses and flaws and guilty knowledge are changing him as we watch. The battered, self-loathing man who limps home at the end of the five years is recognizably on the cusp of being Orwell: keen-eyed, morally complex, skeptical of authority and what it allows—or requires—of those who wield it. Theroux is always great with setting; here it’s not just Burma but the mind of Orwell that he persuasively inhabits.”

—Kirkus Reviews