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29 Nov / From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo Thwe [in AsianWeek]

from the land of green ghostsA touching memoir that traces the life of a young man from a tribal village in Burma. Thwe comes of age amidst political and economic turmoil, from his experiences as a student rebel and surviving the Burmese jungles as a fugitive, to his departure for England where he is admitted to Cambridge University and graduates with distinction. Nonfiction winner of the 2002 Kiriyama Prize.

Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, November 29, 2002

Readers: Adult

Published: 2002

By Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Memoir, Myanmarese (Burmese), Nonfiction, Repost, Southeast Asian Tags > AsianWeek, BookDragon, Coming-of-age, Family, Friendship, From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey, Identity, Immigration, Pascal Khoo Thwe, Politics, Race/Racism
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