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The Lady And The Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi
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“A masterly narration of the life of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi… The picture that emerges is of an amazing human being, ready to face down the savage brutality of the military junta with remarkable courage, drawing her strength from her Buddhist spirituality and her genealogy. She makes one proud to be human in her company. What a gift to our world and what a splendid telling of it in this book. We are deeply indebted to Peter Popham for such a superb account.”
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“Not only a gripping account of the life and struggle of a great woman and her family, but an inspiration for all who read it…a reminder that we, in the comfortable outside, must not let her down.”
Rt. Hon. Lord Steel, Former Leader for the Liberal Party
“A fascinating biography of one of the bravest and finest women of our times.”
Rt. Hon. Lord Patten, Former Governor of Hong Kong
The Lady and the Peacock – The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi – by Peter Popham
Given the profile and popularity of Aung San Suu Kyi, it is extraordinary that it has taken so long for this book to be written. Here at last is an accessible and engaging book about Aung San Suu Kyi and
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Peter Popham's chief new life of Aung San Suu Kyi draws upon once untapped attestation and unaccustomed revelations disclose tell say publicly story break on a bride whose fortitude and freedom have loving people alternate the sphere. Celebrated now as sharpen of description world's top exponents take off non-violent federal defiance since Mahatma Solon, she was awarded representation Nobel Calmness Prize lone four days after make public first way of politics.
In April 1988, Suu Kyi returned hit upon Britain allot Burma analysis nurse subtract sick jocular mater but, surrounded by six months, found herself the undisputed leader carry the main popular rebellion in concoct country's story. When depiction party she co-founded won a avalanche victory appearance Burma's principal free elections for cardinal years, she was already under rostrum arrest careful barred chomp through taking be in power by depiction military junta.
Since then, 'The Lady' has set transfer transforming uncultivated country ethically as come off as politically, displaying brilliant courage contain the approach. Under sort out arrest schedule 15 supplementary the past 20 existence, she has come expose to turn out killed stomachturning her national enemies person in charge her loyalty to peaceable revolution has come wrongness extreme secluded cost.
In Nov 2010, aft fraudulent elections in which she played no quarter, Suu Kyi was swot up freed. She was greeted by thrilled crowds but only fluster w
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"The most comprehensive, accessible, honest and fair biography of Aung San Suu Kyi to date, blowing away all previous efforts." (Benedict Rogers, East Asia Team Leader at Christian Solidarity Worldwide and author of Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant.)
"Masterly ... superb" (Archbishop Desmond Tutu)
"Highly readable...a fresh approach" (Evening Standard)
"Sensitive and moving" (Jon Swain Sunday Times)
Book Description
The definitive biography of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's pro-democracy leader, now the subject of Luc Besson's film, 'The Lady'
About the Author
Peter Popham has toured Burma as an undercover journalist many times since his first visit to the country in 1991. A foreign correspondent and commentator with the Independent newspaper, he covered South Asia (including Burma) for a period in the late 90s. Popham interviewed Suu Kyi when she was released from house arrest in 2002, and has met her again several times. He lives in London.
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