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Letters from Burma (Paperback)

by Aung San Suu Kyi (Author), Fergal Keane (Introduction)
Key Phrases: water festival, political defiance, Kyi Maung, Aung Shwe, Win Tin (more...)

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Human-rights activist and leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to six years' house arrest in Rangoon in 1989 by the ruling military junta SLORC. She paints a vivid, poignant yet optimistic picture of her native land in this collection of writings from her imprisonment. Aung San Suu Kyi won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese

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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (January 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140264035
ISBN-13: 978-0140264036
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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water festival, political defiance

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Kyi Maung, Aung Shwe, Win Tin, Hla Than, Rangoon University, Burma Socialist Programme Party, Union Day, Gene Sharp, National Day, Tin Maung Win, Burmese Way, Coco Islands, Burma Independence Army, Children's Day, Karen State, Kyi Saung, Lord Buddha, National Unity Party, Rangoon Institute of Technology

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This book cites 5 books:

The Voice of Hope by Aung San Suu Kyi in Front Matter
The Waste Land and Other Writings (Modern Library Classics) by T.S. Eliot on page 97
The Waste Land (Norton Critical Editions) by T. S. Eliot on page 97
The Waste Land: A Facsimile and Transcript of the Original Drafts Including the Annotations of Ezra Pound by T. S. Eliot on page 97
Freedom from Fear and Other Writings: Revised Edition by Aung San Suu Kyi in Front Matter

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Living Silence: Burma under Military Rule (Politics in Contemporary Asia) by Christina Fink on 4 pages
Freedom from Fear and Other Writings: Revised Edition by Aung San Suu Kyi in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Lady: Aung San Suu Kyi: Nobel Laureate and Burma's Prisoner by Barbara Victor on page 42, and page 155
Power, Postcolonialism and International Relations: Reading Race, Gender and Class by Geeta Chowdhry on page 278, and Back Matter
A Region in Turmoil: South Asian Conflicts since 1947 (Reaktion Books - Contemporary Worlds) by Rob Johnson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Much more than just a book !, December 30, 2000

By	Maurizio Giuliano (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is not just a book. Along with Aung San Suu Kyi's two other major books ("Freedom from Fear" and "Voice of Hope"), this book is destined to be at the heart of the struggle - and eventually the victory - for democracy in Burma. Among the three, this is the one I found most wonderful. Vivid, direct, it makes the reader feel as if she/he is listening to Suu Kyi, with her wonderful Asian voice and Oxford accent. Suu Kyi talks about Burma, about her people, about herself. She tells of the tragedies of her people, in the most natural and serene way, as if she were telling of everyday life - because indeed, this is the Burmese everyday life. She does not inflate things, she does not push for her views, yet she reaches the reader's heart immediately - at least she did with me ! She simply expresses views and feelings along with plenty of thrilling facts and anecdotes. I can't imagine of any reader who won't love this book and won't feel inspired by this account from Burma's heroine. After reading this and the other books, I felt so close to Burma's struggle that I absoliutely had to go there and meet Suu in person. So I did, I took off for Burma and managed to meet her. I had met many world personalities before, but this was truly a unique event in my life. The pages of the book kept coming back to my mind, as I could finally see the source of all that strength and hope, the incarnation of Burma's struggle. In the end I was deported from Burma for having made contact with her. Now these books are my inspiration to keep fighting on for democracy in Burma in all ways I can.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Insight into the plight of Burmese Democracy, April 10, 2000

By	A. Klein (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a collection of 52 essays that Aung San Suu Kyi had written in the mid 1990's for a Japanese newspaper. She discusses a full range of topics including politics, religion, and the daily life of the Burmese people as seen through the eyes of the country's biggest proponent of democracy.

Her tales are fascinating and well written. They offer a glimpse into the world of an almost Orwellian regime and can peak the interest of readers unfamiliar with Burma's current state of unrest.

As a recent traveller to Burma, I was looking for more detail into Burma's history and details surrounding the nullified election in 1990. Though these issues are touched upon, each essay is a mere 2.5 page newspaper article which does not lend itself to such depth. It is however a fascinating read and a great introduction to Burma's struggle for democracy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Delicately put, December 5, 2004

By	Debby Ng (Singapore) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An eloquently written piece that will be finished in a few sittings, Suu Kyi's Letters from Burma is a collection of short essays she submitted to the Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shinbun.

It is likely that because it has been written for a mass audience, you will find 'Letters from Burma' easier to digest than her other books, Freedom from Fear and Voice of Hope.

A remarkable politician, she examines Burma through its common people and the everyday lives that are led. As with all of Suu Kyi's books, she takes care to not forget why her party is fighting for democracy - its people.

She discusses Burmese politics sans the jargon, allowing this book to be appreciated by everyone, even if new to the situation in Burma.

She included in her writings, several wonderful quotes from English, Japanese and Burmese poems, reflecting her regard of the arts. The title 'Letters from Burma' more than merely states the intention of each of the 52 entries in this book. Her entries are personal, light-hearted, frustrated, or balanced. They are addressed to the reader, bringing him/her into the world of Burma, and seeing it as it is for a lay person.

She has managed to make getting aquainted with politics so beautiful and enjoyable, through which i suppose she nurtures the concern and interest in matters of her state, that you are likely to re-read certain entries, if not the whole book again once you're through it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You really must read this book to understand Burma today
Aung San Suu Kyi's letters are a window into Burmese culture, politics and problems the people of Burma are facing today. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars great read
As this book is a compilation of 52 letters written to be published as a weekly installment in a Japanese newspaper (each 2 or 3 pages long), it is an easy book to pick up when... Read more

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