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Freedom from Fear and Other Writings: Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Aung San Suu Kyi
Creators: Vaclav Havel, Desmond M. Tutu, Michael Aris
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 199443
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Sub
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0140253173
Dewey Decimal Number: 959.1
EAN: 9780140253177
ASIN: 0140253173
Publication Date: March 1, 1996
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 An incarnation of Burma's struggle and hope December 30, 2000
Maurizio Giuliano (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
Once more, Nobel Peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi presents us with a thrilling book, of which she is the author, but also being the incarnation of Burma's struggle for democracy. This book is (to use a rather 'heretic' term) a 'bible' of Burma's struggle for freedom, and is destined to go down among the books who made the country's and the region's history. You will read it in two or three hours without putting it down. This one, among her three major books, is particularly well-written, edited by her late husband Dr Michael Aris (Peace be Upon Him). Suu Kyi's account is fervid, direct, impartial. She expresses her views with submission, total lack of any aggression or resentment, peace of mind... She manages, through her writings, not just to tell of her country's bloodshed and terror regime, but also to convey a marvellous great feeling of peace and hope, in fact, freedom from fear ! She talks of the country and her people, and also of herself, explaining how she approached - emotionally and psychologically - the struggle during almost a decade of home arrest or controlled movements. She provides a recipe for all those who, with her courage, would like to join the battle for world justice. Truly a wonderful book, by one of the world's most wonderful persons, whom I met in Rangoon in 1998, and being deported from the country as a result. May G-d bless her, her country, and her struggle. Meanwhile, you might find in this book some inspiration and strength - to fight for similar causes, or just to live your everyday life. Wonderful !
 The eloquent voice of an often forgotten but mighty land September 13, 2003
Govindan Nair (Vienna, VA United States)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I re-read this book shortly after Aung San Suu Kyi was placed, once again, under house arrest in 2003. The daughter of the man who is referred as the founding father of Burma(today called Myanmar) - Aung San - is herself a major political figure in her country. The chapter about her father - who was assassinated when the author was two years old - is an impressive, informative, and dispassionate account of Aung San's days as a student leader and his leadership of the independence movement that established modern Burma as a nation. My own father was a foreign correspondent in Burma in the late 1940s and had covered the assassination of Aung San and his colleagues. This left me since my childhood with a deep curiosity about this period of Burmese history - and Aung San's daughter's account does not leave curious readers like myself disappointed. Most of the book is devoted to the life and times of Suu Kyi herself. It includes several articles by other writers who help readers understand how a Burmese woman rises to national prominence in a country which has known but unbroken military dictatorship for decades. This book is also about Burmese culture, religion, and language, and should be on the bookshelf on anyone who has a serious interest in this curious, wretched country of tremendous unfulfilled potential.If you have an interest in Burmese or Southeast Asian history, you might also consider reading Amitav Ghosh's The Glass Palace, a historical novel which I have also reviewed on this website.
Indispensible April 18, 2003
Debby Ng (Singapore)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book was for me an opener into the evolution of Burma's political scene, and it proved to be a good one. Whilst it takes some time to get accustomed to the many abbreviations of Burma's political parties and factions, once it is gotten used to, Freedom from Fear becomes an essential book for those interested in the becoming of Aung San Suu Kyi - daughter of Burma's national hero, the late Aung San - and her process of fighting and eventually winning the support of the country she always called home depite her international influences. Though Freedom from Fear would be a good book to start learning about Burma's modern political history, I would suggest first reading about pre-colonial Burma to get a better grasp and understanding of the country's stand and place in Southeast Asia.
Freedom from Fear and Other Writings May 18, 2002
Myo Chit (Singapore)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book really inspired me. And all the details information written in this book are 100% accurate and I was so suprised to read all those history things that I have learnt in my childhood in my country, Myanmar. I believe this is one of the books that every patriots of Burma should have.
A bright candle in the world of darkness December 2, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is a person of the highest integrity and dignity. In a country ruined by the illegitimate and oppressive military government, she remains the hope and the guiding light of her people in Burma (also known as Myanmar). Not unlike Gandhi, Mandela and Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi's stories inspire as much as they touch deeply our hearts. Michael Aris, editor of this book, was Aung San Suu Kyi's late husband. Unfortunately Aris died of cancer after the publication of this book. In his final days the Burmese military regime denied his visit to Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi could not attend to her dying husband in England because she knew that once she left, the government would never allow her to return. She would not abandon her people and her country. In "Freedom from Fear", she talks about her beloved country, her people's suffering, her political view, and most important of all, her hope for the future. Their stories may not be told by the media, their voices may not be heard by the international community, but the Burmese suffer no less than the people in Kosovo, Tibet, Northern Ireland or Cambodia. For the sake of human right and justice, we must give them our support, and to understand what they are up against is the first step we need to take. I strongly urge every Amazon user to read "Freedom from Fear" and other books by Aung San Suu Kyi. To get updated information and how you may help the cause in Burma, check out websites of organizations such as FreeBurma.org. Readers may also check out the Hollywood movie "Beyond Rangoon", which will give readers a quick summary of the political struggle in Burma (the movie itself is not as good as "The Killing Fields", but that's not the point here). Readers may also find a documentary film called "the Burma diary" available from FreeBurma branch in Seattle.
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