Letters from Burma
by Aung San Suu Kyi
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Author: Aung San Suu KyiIntroduction: Fergal Keane
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-01-01
ISBN: 0140264035
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: A Powerful Collection of Portraits
Summary: 4 Stars
Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, shows a remarkable character for appreciating the beauty of nature and religion, as well as the savage reality of authoritarian politics. Her writing style is easy and concise, and for those interested in an overview introduction to Burmese culture, religion, and politics, this book could serve as a very good starting point. The "Letters from Burma" are exactly that - a series of letters on a variety of topics about Burma, its people, and its politics. Kyi is of course renown for her commitment to justice and her resistance of tyranny. Readers will begin to see into her mind, her trials and tribulations, as well as the present nature of Burma and its inhabitants. The only fault with this book is perhaps the format. Letters are a difficult way to construct a cohesive, integrated whole, so readers will be left with some task in building their own image from a serious of these 52 portrait-letters. That task, for this gifted writer, should not however be too difficult to discern.
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