Zurück nach Burma

Heute habe ich nach dem Frühstück das Vampirbuch beendet. Es war wahrschlich eine kurze Einführung in die Geschichte und Folklore Ost-Europas und der Historie der Vampire. Kurz gestreift wurden auch Filme und Bücher über Vampire, sowie die Geschichte anderer Paranormals wie Werwölfe, Feen und Hexen. Nett zu lesen, aber eben sehr schnell und kurz erzählt. Der Autor wollte am Vampirboom einfach mitnaschen, denke ich mal.

 

Deshalb geht es heute nach Burma, diesmal mit der Stimme von Aung San Suu Kyi selbst. Meine derzeitige Lektüre ist:

Aung San Suu KYI
Freedom From Dear

Product Description: Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize for courageous leadership of the Burmese people in their battle against authoritarian rule. The forthright condemnation of the regime that resulted in the activist's house arrest is clearly expressed in the essays in this volume. Part one--which describes Burma's political, intellectual and literary history--includes a moving yet unsentimental biography of the author's father, Aung San. Clearly a role model, though he was assassinated when she was only two, Aung San was a seminal figure in the Burmese struggle for independence in the 1940s. Part two contains a series of essays on democracy and human rights. Of particular interest is Aung San Suu Kyi's brief statement in response to a nomination for political office. Though under house arrest at the time, she accepted "out of respect for the decision taken by my party in accordance with democratic practices." Part three presents tributes to Aung San Suu Kyi by friends and scholars. Ann Pasternak Slater candidly recalls the human rights activist as a student at Oxford becoming initiated into Western ways. A visiting professor at Harvard, Aris is the author's husband.