Book description
Freedom from Fear - collected writings from the Nobel Peace
prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi's collected writings - edited by her late husband,
whom the ruling military junta prevented from visiting Burma as he was
dying of cancer - reflects her greatest hopes and fears for her fellow
Burmese people, and her concern about the need for international
co-operation in the continuing fight for Burma's freedom. Bringing
together her most powerful speeches, letters and interviews, this
remarkable collection gives a voice to Burma's 'woman of destiny',
whose fate remains in the hands of her enemies.
Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and the Sakharov Prize for
Freedom of Thought, and leader of Burma's National League for
Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the world's greatest living
defenders of freedom and democracy, and an inspiration to millions
worldwide. This book sits alongside Nelson Mandela's memoir Long
Walk to Freedom.
'This book is bound to become a classic for a new generation of
Asians who value democracy even more highly than Westerners do, simply
because they are deprived of the basic freedoms that Westerners take
for granted'The New York Times
'Aung San Suu Kyi's extraordinary achievement has been to confront
the regime peacefully, reasonably and persuasively... [in] one of the
most laudable continuing acts of political courage' Financial Times
'Such is the depth of passion and learning that she brings to her
writings about national identity and its links with culture and
language that she has attracted the admiration of intellectuals around
the world' Sunday Times
Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of Burma's National League for
Democracy. She was placed under house arrest in Rangoon in 1989, where
she remained for almost 15 of the 21 years until her release in 2010,
becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners. She is
also the author of Letters from Burma.
Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of the struggle for human rights and
democracy in Burma. In 1990 she was awarded the Thorolf Rafto Prize for
Human Rights in Norway and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by
the European Parliament and in 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize. She is also the author of several books, including FREEDOM FROM
FEAR, which was edited by her husband, Dr Michael Aris and THE VOICE OF
HOPE, both published in Penguin.
