Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux

    A fictional novel based on a part of the life of Eric Blair, more famous as George Orwell. An engaging tale but has lots of explicit sex. Blair is not too likeable and feels out of place. He seems wounded. He is very tall and thus conspicuous. He went to Eton but on a scholarship, so didn't feel a part of the rich kids school, but was pigeonholed by others who knew he went to Eton. He learned Burmese and Hindi. He killed an elephant that was going wild.