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Title: Letters from Burma by Aung San Suu Kyi, Heinn Htet, Aung, Aung S. Suu Kyi ISBN: 0-14-026403-5 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Much more than just a book !
Comment: 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.
Rating: 4
Summary: great read
Comment: 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 you have a few minutes. (In New York, we would call it a great subway read - you can read a letter or two between when you get on the subway and when you have to get off.) The letters combine Aung San Suu Kyi's political beliefs and accounts of the remarkable work of her political party (the National Democratic League) with vivid descriptions of Burmese culture and countryside. There are probably other books that focus solely on either the politics or the culture of Burma that do a more comprehensive job of describing it, but this seems like a great introduction to both.
Rating: 4
Summary: Insight into the plight of Burmese Democracy
Comment: 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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Title: Freedom from Fear and Other Writings by Aung San Suu Kyi, Michael Aris, Aung San Suu Kyi, Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Aung ISBN: 0140253173 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Voice of Hope by Aung San Suu Kyi, Alan Clements ISBN: 1888363835 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall ISBN: 1582432422 Publisher: Counterpoint Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Burma: The State of Myanmar by David I. Steinberg, David L. Steinberg ISBN: 0878408932 Publisher: Georgetown University Press Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: From the Land of Green Ghosts : A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo Thwe ISBN: 0060505222 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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