Golden parasol : a daughter's memoir of Burma
Law-Yone, Wendy2014
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At the time of Burma's military coup in 1962, Wendy Law-Yone was 15. A year later, her father Ed Law-Yone, daredevil proprietor of The Nation newspaper, was arrested and his newspaper shut down. Eventually, Wendy was herself briefly imprisoned before managing to escape the country. Ed would spend five years as a political prisoner. But from the moment he was freed he set about forming a government-in-exile in neighbouring Thailand. There he tried, unsuccessfully, to stage a revolution. Yet even after emigrating to America, he never gave up hope for the restoration of democracy in Burma. He died disappointed - but not before placing in his daughter's hands an extraordinary bequest. Ed had asked Wendy for help in editing his papers, but year after year she avoided the daunting task. When at last she found the confidence to take up the neglected manuscript, she discovered a captivating saga.
Main title:
Golden parasol : a daughter's memoir of Burma / Wendy Law-Yone.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage Books, 2014.
Collation:
x, 309 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2013.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099555995 (pbk)
Dewey class:
959.105092959.1050922B LAW
Language:
English
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BRN:
1827189