Ein politisches Leben

Gestern Abend habe ich die Erinnerungen von Paul Auster fertig gelesen und wie immer hat mit Auster sehr gut gefallen. Er schreibt einfach schön und seine Erlebnisse als Kind und Jugendlicher, die Art wie er Siri Hustvedt kennengelernt haben und andere Begebenheiten aus seinem Leben, sowie auch seine Gedanken zum Leben, Älterwerden und zum Tod waren einfach toll zu lesen.

 

Heute Abend habe ich mit einer Biographie begonnen, die ich mir schon kurz nach unserem Thailand-Urlaub bestellt habe, die aber erst vor kurzem geliefert wurde. Bisher habe ich 40 Seiten gelesen und bin schon wieder begeistert. Was für eine tolle Frau!

 

Mein Neues:

Peter POPHAM
The Lady and Peacock:

The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi

of Burma

Product Description: Peter Popham's major new biography of Aung San Suu Kyi draws upon previously untapped testimony and fresh revelations to tell the story of a woman whose bravery and determination have captivated people around the globe. Celebrated today as one of the world's greatest exponents of non-violent political defiance since Mahatma Gandhi, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize only four years after her first experience of politics. In April 1988, Suu Kyi returned from Britain to Burma to nurse her sick mother but, within six months, found herself the unchallenged leader of the largest popular revolt in her country's history. When the party she co-founded won a landslide victory in Burma's first free elections for thirty years, she was already under house arrest and barred from taking office by the military junta. Since then, 'The Lady' has set about transforming her country ethically as well as politically, displaying dazzling courage in the process. Under house arrest for 15 of the previous 20 years, she has come close to being killed by her political enemies and her commitment to peaceful revolution has come at extreme personal cost. In November 2010, after fraudulent elections in which she played no part, Suu Kyi was again freed. She was greeted by ecstatic crowds but only time will tell what role this remarkable woman will have in the future of her country.

Für mehr Info: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi