Letters from Burma - an unforgettable collection from the Nobel Peace
prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi In these astonishing letters, Aung San
Suu Kyi reaches out beyond Burma's borders to paint for her readers a
vivid and poignant picture of her native land. Here she celebrates the
courageous army officers, academics, actors and everyday people who
have supported the National League for Democracy, often at great risk to
their own lives. She reveals the impact of political decisions on the
people of Burma, from the terrible cost to the children of imprisoned
dissidents - allowed to see their parents for only fifteen minutes every
fortnight - to the effect of inflation on the national diet and of
state repression on traditions of hospitality. She also evokes the
beauty of the country's seasons and scenery, customs and festivities
that remain so close to her heart. Through these remarkable letters,
the reader catches a glimpse of exactly what is at stake as Suu Kyi
fights on for freedom in Burma, and of the love for her homeland that
sustains her non-violent battle. Includes an introduction from Fergal
Keane 'Aung San Suu Kyi has become a global symbol of peaceful
resistance, courage and apparently endless endurance' Guardian 'A real
hero in an age of phony phone-in celebrity, which hands out that title
freely to the most spoiled and underqualified' Bono, Time Aung San Suu
Kyi is the leader of Burma's National League for Democracy. She was
placed under house arrest in Rangoon in 1989, where she remained for
almost 15 of the 21 years until her release in 2010, becoming one of the
world's most prominent political prisoners. She is also the author of
the collection of writings Freedom from Fear.
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