A Land Like None You Know: Awe and Wonder in Burma on the Road to Mandalay - Couverture souple

Forsyth, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9741075960 ISBN 13 : 9789741075966

Editeur : Ministry of Education, Dept of Curriculum and Instruction Development, 2008

Synopsis

Burma (or Myanmar as it now called) is in the news for all the wrong reasons. It has been ruled for many years by a ruthless, repressive junta, it suffers regular earthquakes and the cyclone of May 2008 left more than a hundred thousand people injured, homeless or dead. Yet this is a magical place: a country of contrasts with a rambunctious history and a culture that is both awesome and fascinating. Largely on a whim, prompted by sitting next to the neighbour from hell on a long-haul flight, the author decides to visit Mandalay, the Golden City foreseen by ancient Buddhist prophesies. Despite controversy there are campaigns suggesting you do not travel to Burma on the grounds that doing so supports the government - he makes a trip, flying to Bangkok and on to Yangon (previously Rangoon) and makes much of the journey on the river cruiser Road to Mandalay sailing along the famous Ayeyarwady. Along the way he encounters taxis pulled by oxen; rings the largest bell in the world; learns how to wear a skirt, the difference between a stupa and a pagoda and why florescent pink tiles are used in temples. In this lively and light-hearted account of his journey he watches the best sunset in the world on the plains of Bagan, and as the sun sinks behind the towers of pagodas stretching in countless numbers to the horizon, concludes that this wonderful country is worthy of everyone s attention, and perhaps help too.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Patrick Forsyth is the author of many non-fiction books (business, careers, self-help etc.) and two light-hearted travel books. The first is about a journey of the Eastern & Oriental train between Singapore and Bangkok, this new one is about Burma.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ministry of Education, Dept of Curriculum and Instruction Development
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9741075960
• ISBN 13: 9789741075966
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible