From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey - Couverture souple

Khoo Thwe, Pascal

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0007116829 ISBN 13 : 9780007116829

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2003

Synopsis

RO60138347. FROM THE LAND OF GREEN GHOSTS, A Burmese Odyssey. 2003. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 304 pages. Illustré de dessins et de photos en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte. Annotation en page de garde (ex-libris).. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The astonishing story of a young man's upbringing in a remote tribal village in Burma and his journey from his strife-torn country to the tranquil quads of Cambridge. In lyrical prose, Pascal Khoo Thwe describes his childhood as a member of the Padaung hill tribe, where ancestor worship and communion with spirits blended with the tribe's recent conversion to Christianity. In the 1930s, Pascal's grandfather captured an Italian Jesuit, mistaking him for a giant or a wild beast; the Jesuit in turn converted the tribe. (The Padaung are famous for their 'giraffe women' - so-called because their necks are ritually elongated with ornamental copper rings. Pascal's grandmother had been exhibited in a touring circus in England as a 'freak'.) Pascal developed a love of the English language through listening to the Bbc World Service, and it was while working as a waiter in Mandalay to pay for his studies that he met the Cambridge don John Casey, who was to prove his saviour. The brutal military regime of Ne Win cracked down on 'dissidents' in the late 1980s. Pascal's girlfriend was raped and murdered by soldiers, and Pascal took to the jungle with a guerrilla army. How he was eventually rescued with Casey's help is a dramatic story, which ends with his admission to Cambridge to study his great love, English literature.

Revue de presse :

“A political statement as well as a poetic lament, the book is a true work of art.” (Financial Times)

“A page-turner…deeply moving, beautifully written, and most inspiring. My heart was filled with joy and gratitude.” (Nien Chang, author of Life and Death in Shanghai)

“Rich, vivid and never..cloying...a marvelous book, full of pity, yearning and wisdom.” (Sunday Telegraph)

“A magical story, full of richness and subtlety, told with the instinctive touch of a true writer.” (Mail on Sunday)

“A distinguished accomplishment that radiates both intelligence and spiritual awareness.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

“A heartbreaking tale, told with lyricism, affection and insight.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“The best memoir you will read this year.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“Unique as much for the riveting story it tells as for the sublime way it is told.“ (Seattle Times)

“[A] writer of uncommon elegance and sensitivity.” (New York Times Book Review)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0007116829
• ISBN 13: 9780007116829
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 328