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I bought his early work Burmese Days as a very inexpensive eBook about ten days ago. Definitely feels autobiographical and those experiences were precursors for
by mark_l_watson 6y ago
I bought his early work Burmese Days as a very inexpensive eBook about ten days ago. Definitely feels autobiographical and those experiences were precursors for his later beliefs. He really was ahead of his time.
- FilipposP 6y agoActually to understand his stories you have to understand the complexity of the history of military dictatorship in Myanmar in a system of power like no other ( only found in Orwell's works and today's state of controlling minorities in Myanmar- every day war with thousands of refugees and deads from napalm bombs for years with no coverage by any sort of media.In a real Orwellian state you can watch the behaving of Aung Sung Ki after her rise in power with the blessing of surveillance provided by a mix of military , police, casts and church)