Aung San Suu Kyi

Politician, Prisoner, Parent

Wendy Law-Yone

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HARPER360
23 January 2024

Biography: historical, political & military; History; Asian history; International relations; Geopolitics

POLITICIAN • PRISONER • PARENT A portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders

Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and crusader for democracy in Myanmar, is once again behind bars. Her resounding victory at the polls, and re-election to office as civilian head of state, were overturned by the February 2021 military coup – a move with ruinous consequences. Aung San Suu Kyi has been here before. The first half of her political career was spent under house arrest. But this time she has been disappeared into prison in Naypyidaw, following an array of charges clearly calculated to keep her out of politics and out of sight for the rest of her life. This time she is caught in a zero-sum game. Once deified by the international community for her advocacy of democracy and human rights, yet later vilified for her denial of the Burmese military’s genocidal campaign against the Rohingya, Aung San Suu Kyi’s image survives largely untarnished within Myanmar. Her supporters refer to her as ‘Amay Suu’ (Mother Suu). Heir to the political and spiritual legacy of her father, General Aung San, independence hero and martyr, she remains the lodestar of nationalist aspirations, and matriarch for a nation in distress. This book tracks Aung San Suu Kyi’s transformation from daughter of a national hero to materfamilias of Myanmar, placing her firmly within the context of the Burmese Buddhist notions of nationhood and motherhood and explaining her continuing role as the figurehead of the nation’s struggles. The result is a unique portrait of a living legend, rendered by a compatriot and contemporary, the novelist Wendy Law-Yone.

POLITICIAN Decades spent spearheading the fight for democracy in Myanmar – following her father Aung San’s legacy as founder of the modern Burmese nation. PRISONER Having already spent half her political career under house arrest, in December 2022, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to 33 years in prison. PARENT To her exiled family and a nation.

By: Wendy Law-Yone
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9780008541309
ISBN 10: 0008541302
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 23 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

WENDY LAW-YONE was born in Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar), and grew up in Rangoon, where her father was founder and publisher of the leading English-language newspaper, The Nation. A US citizen, she lives in London and the south of France. Her novel The Road to Wanting was longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2011. Her two most recent books are Golden Parasol: A Daughter's Memoir of Burma (2014) and Durrenmatt and Me: A Writer's Passage from Burma to Berne (2021).

Reviews for Aung San Suu Kyi: Politician, Prisoner, Parent

Praise for Wendy Law-Yone's Golden Parasol Gorgeous: vivid, precise and awash in remembered sunlight Independent on Sunday Sad, extraordinary and inspiring Wanderlust Captivating Asian Review of Books Magnificent... Delivers a riveting experience South China Morning Post Beautifully written with a keen sense of humour, the book is bound to be a classic Asia Times