The River of Lost Footsteps
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Drawing both on his own family's stories and his years of hands-on political experience, Thant Myint-U has written an illuminating account of how Burma's rich past informs its violent present, and of how the world might transform the country's future. The River of Lost Footsteps tells the story of modern Burma, in a narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic and appalling.
Author: Thant Myint-U
Format: Paperback, 416 pages, 126mm x 197mm, 50 g
Published: 2008, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: Regional History
Description
Drawing both on his own family's stories and his years of hands-on political experience, Thant Myint-U has written an illuminating account of how Burma's rich past informs its violent present, and of how the world might transform the country's future. The River of Lost Footsteps tells the story of modern Burma, in a narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic and appalling.
The River of Lost Footsteps