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Zoya Phan was born in the remote jungles of Burma, to the Karen ethnic group. For decades the Karen have been under attack from Burma's military junta; Zoya's mother was a guerrilla soldier, her father a freedom activist. She lived in a bamboo hut on stilts by the Moei River; she hunted for edible fungi with her much-loved adopted brother, Say Say. Many Karen are Christian or Buddhist, but Zoya's parents were animist, venerating the spirits of forest, river and moon. Her early years were blissfully removed from the war. At the age of fourteen, however, Zoya's childhood was shattered as the Burmese army attacked. With their house in flames, Zoya and her family fled. So began two terrible years of running from guns, as Zoya joined thousands of refugees hiding in the jungle. Her family scattered, Zoya sought sanctuary across the border in a Thai refugee camp. Conditions in the camp were difficult, and Zoya now had to care for her ailing mother. Zoya, a gifted pupil, was eventually able to escape, first to Bangkok and then, with her enemies still pursuing her, in 2004 she fled to the UK and claimed asylum. The following year, at a 'free Burma' march, she was plucked from the crowd to appear on the BBC, the first of countless interviews with the world's media. She became the face of a nation enslaved, rubbing shoulders with presidents and film stars. By turns uplifting, tragic and entirely gripping, this is the extraordinary true story of the girl from the jungle who became an icon of a suffering land.… (lisätietoja)
What an amazing book. It opened my eyes to what I very vaguely knew about what was/is happening in Burma. It is so different to hear diectly from someone who speaks so eloquently, and from the heart. Its an outrage against humanity what was was perpetrated on the people An illegal regime with a madman in charge and poer in the hands of power mad millitary carrying out ethnic cleansing. We always say never again but here it is. When you read in the paper 'the civil war' and you hear the name of his 'party' which has the word 'peace' in it, it all sounds like just more politics. But the reality is something quite different, astounding, unacceptable. There is also a profound sense of evil - brought about by this regime which invades the lives of ordinary people. And if you ever thought women were the weaker sex, think again. I cant do this book justice - it is not just a book. ( )
This book got harder and harder to put down as it drew to a conclusion. The events in this book, though historical and set in a distant land have had a huge impact on my life and it was good to see those same events through the eyes of someone who has lived them. Everybody must read this book. My kids make me read it to them every night and my daughter wants to read it on her own. I think the story will be more meaningful and eventful to her than Miley Cyrus's. Our family visited one of the Karen refugee camps and saw first hand the dignity and beauty and suffering of these people. In two weeks I'll be there again. I wish the world would wake up and look at what's happening in Burma. It makes the Tibet situation look like a tea party. ( )
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
This book is dedicated to my late mother, Nant Kyin Shwe, and late father, Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan Z.P.
For Eva D.L.
Ensimmäiset sanat
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta.Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
When I was two years old I died and came back to life again.
Sitaatit
Viimeiset sanat
Erotteluhuomautus
Julkaisutoimittajat
Kirjan kehujat
Alkuteoksen kieli
Kanoninen DDC/MDS
Kanoninen LCC
▾Viitteet
Viittaukset tähän teokseen muissa lähteissä.
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Zoya Phan was born in the remote jungles of Burma, to the Karen ethnic group. For decades the Karen have been under attack from Burma's military junta; Zoya's mother was a guerrilla soldier, her father a freedom activist. She lived in a bamboo hut on stilts by the Moei River; she hunted for edible fungi with her much-loved adopted brother, Say Say. Many Karen are Christian or Buddhist, but Zoya's parents were animist, venerating the spirits of forest, river and moon. Her early years were blissfully removed from the war. At the age of fourteen, however, Zoya's childhood was shattered as the Burmese army attacked. With their house in flames, Zoya and her family fled. So began two terrible years of running from guns, as Zoya joined thousands of refugees hiding in the jungle. Her family scattered, Zoya sought sanctuary across the border in a Thai refugee camp. Conditions in the camp were difficult, and Zoya now had to care for her ailing mother. Zoya, a gifted pupil, was eventually able to escape, first to Bangkok and then, with her enemies still pursuing her, in 2004 she fled to the UK and claimed asylum. The following year, at a 'free Burma' march, she was plucked from the crowd to appear on the BBC, the first of countless interviews with the world's media. She became the face of a nation enslaved, rubbing shoulders with presidents and film stars. By turns uplifting, tragic and entirely gripping, this is the extraordinary true story of the girl from the jungle who became an icon of a suffering land.
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knew about what was/is happening in Burma. It is so different to hear
diectly from someone who speaks so eloquently, and from the heart.
Its an outrage against humanity what was was perpetrated on the people
An illegal regime with a madman in charge and poer in the hands of
power mad millitary carrying out ethnic cleansing. We always say never again but here it is. When you read in the paper 'the civil war'
and you hear the name of his 'party' which has the word 'peace'
in it, it all sounds like just more politics.
But the reality is something quite different, astounding, unacceptable.
There is also a profound sense of evil - brought about by this regime
which invades the lives of ordinary people.
And if you ever thought women were the weaker sex, think again.
I cant do this book justice - it is not just a book. (