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OverviewWendy Law-Yone was just fifteen when Burma's military staged a coup and overthrew the civilian government in 1962. The daughter of Ed Law-Yone, the daredevil founder and chief editor of The Nation, Burma's leading postwar English-language newspaper, she experienced firsthand the perils and promises of a newly independent Burma. On the eve of Wendy's studies abroad, Ed Law-Yone was arrested and The Nation shut down. Wendy herself was briefly imprisoned. After his release, Ed fled to Thailand with his family, where he formed a government-in-exile and tried, unsuccessfully, to foment a revolution. Exiled to America with his wife and children, Ed never gave up hope that Burma would one day adopt a new democratic government. Though he died disappointed, he left in his daughter's care an illuminating trove of papers documenting the experiences of an eccentric, ambitious, humorous, and determined patriot, vividly recounting the realities of colonial rule, Japanese occupation, postwar reconstruction, and military dictatorship. This memoir tells the twin histories of Law-Yone's kin and his country, a nation whose vicissitudes continue to intrigue the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wendy Law-Yone , David SteinbergPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.553kg ISBN: 9780231169363ISBN 10: 0231169361 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 29 July 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword, by David I. Steinberg Prologue Part 1: Inside 1. The Lost Nation 2. Born That Way 3. The Tiger's Footprints 4. Theatre of War 5. Birth of The Nation 6. On the Green Couch 7. Steppe by Steppe 8. Muckracker, Kingmaker 9. No Return 10. When the Show Opens in Earnest Part 2: Outside 11. Man of La Mancha 12. Golden Parasol 13. Alban 14. Nobody's Nation Part 3: Homing 15. The Old Road 16. Mum A Note on Sources Acknowledgments IndexReviewsA rich portrait of a family equally rich in spirit and mind, and for those of us less familiar with the complicated history of Burma,... the book serves as a fast-paced yet thorough crash course in Burma's post-colonial politics. -- Mia Warren ASIAN REVIEW OF BOOKS August 2013 An unexpectedly delightful memoir... compelling yet delicate -- John Keay Literary Review June 2013 Beautifully written with a keen sense of humor, the book is bound to become a classic in the genre of personal books written about modern Myanmar... [Wendy Law-Yone] has done her famous journalist and rebel father justice in a volume that is a must-read for anyone interested in modern Myanmar history. -- Bertil Lintner Asia Times Weaving together events she witnessed and those gleaned from her father's papers, Law-Yone gracefully conveys the dramatic story of her youth, her family, and a remarkable man's life and work. Kirkus Reviews 5/15/14 A rich portrait of a family equally rich in spirit and mind, and for those of us less familiar with the complicated history of Burma,... the book serves as a fast-paced yet thorough crash course in Burma's post-colonial politics. -- Mia Warren ASIAN REVIEW OF BOOKS August 2013 An unexpectedly delightful memoir... compelling yet delicate -- John Keay Literary Review June 2013 Beautifully written with a keen sense of humor, the book is bound to become a classic in the genre of personal books written about modern Myanmar... [Wendy Law-Yone] has done her famous journalist and rebel father justice in a volume that is a must-read for anyone interested in modern Myanmar history. -- Bertil Lintner Asia Times Author InformationWendy Law-Yone is the author of The Road to Wanting, Irrawaddy Tango, and The Coffin Tree. Her short stories have appeared in Grand Street and literary anthologies, and her book reviews and articles have been published in the Times Literary Supplement, the Washington Post, Atlantic Monthly, Architectural Digest, and Time Magazine. Her awards and honors include a National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship, a Harvard Foundation award, and a David T. K. Wong creative writing fellowship at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. She lives in London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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