Biography books from Myanmar
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If you are into biography here are some biography books from Myanmar for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo Thwe EN
Description:
A former Burma student rebel leader describes his tribal upbringing, experiences with political turmoil and poverty, participation in the insurrection of 1988, and flight to England, where he attended Cambridge University.
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You've Changed : Fake Accents, Feminism, and Other Comedies from Myanmar by Pyae Moe Thet War EN
Description:
In this electric debut essay collection, a Myanmar millennial playfully challenges us to examine the knots and complications of immigration status, eating habits, Western feminism in an Asian home, and more, guiding us toward an expansive idea of what it means to be a Myanmar woman today What does it mean to be a Myanmar person—a baker, swimmer, writer and woman—on your own terms rather than those of the colonizer? These irreverent yet vulnerable essays ask that question by tracing the journey of a woman who spent her young adulthood in the US and UK before returning to her hometown of Yangon,... continue