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Aung San Suu Kyi, the current state counselor of Myanmar, is one of the world's foremost inspirational revolutionary leaders and political reformers. For many years, she waged a war of steadfast nonviolent opposition to her country's vicious militant regime. Because of her resistance to the brutality of the Burmese government, she was placed under house arrest from 1989 to 2010. She endured failing health, vilification through the Burmese media, and cruel imprisonment in one of the world's most dreadful and inhumane jails. Suu Kyi fought every hardship the junta could put her through, yet she has never once wavered from her position, never once advocated violence, and persevered in her message of peaceful resistance at all costs, earning her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, placing her among the likes of such renowned champions of peace as Gandhi, King, and Mandela. She is a truly heroic revolutionary. In Perfect Hostage, the most thorough biography of Suu Kyi to date, Justin Wintle tells both the story of the Burmese people and the story of an ordinary person who became a hero.

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Wintle's powerful portrait brings the inspirational Suu Kyi back into the light. --Booklist (starred review) In physical stature she is petite and elegant, but in moral stature she is a giant. --Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Novel Peace Prize Recipient It is time for all respectable members of the international community to put weight behind their words and take active measures to secure the freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese people. --Senator John McCain

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Justin Wintle has a degree in modern history from Oxford. He is the author of Romancing Vietnam, The Vietnam Wars, Furious Interiors, and the Rough Guide histories of China, Islam, and Spain. He is a contributor to the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, and the Independent. He resides in the United Kingdom.

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