If you or anyone you know wishes to learn a little bit more about Burma, this is the best gift this Xmas. But be quick, the Norwegian Burma Committee sells the book ´Prisoners in their own country´ at a reduced price only until its official release in a few weeks´ time. At the heart of the book stand two peace prize laureates; Aung San Suu Kyi and Min Ko Naing. (10-NOV-06)
Based on an e-message received from the Norwegian Burma Committee today, this article has been written by HRH-F / Niels Jacob Harbitz.
Two peace prizes have provided the inspiration for the publication of ´Prisoners in their own country´. 15 years have passed since Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle for democracy and respect for human rights in Burma. Ten years later, Burma´s best known student leader Min Ko Naing was awarded the students´ peace prize at the international student festival in Trondheim, Norway. Aung San Suu Kyi is still under house arrest. Two months after Min Ko Naing was interviewed for he book, he was, as reported on this website, sentenced in September to further imprisonment.
-Poems, quotes and 40 pictures
´Prisoners in their own country´ is the first book about the relationship between Norway and Burma that also relates to the ongoing struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma. With poems, quotes and 40 pictures from documentary photographer Rune Eraker´s journeys in Burma and the borderlands between Burma and Thailand, this is a book that shows the width and great variety that mark the struggle for democracy.
-Either way, the book will be with you well in time for Xmas
The book is published by Unipax, and will have a retial price of 299 kroner. From December, it can be ordered through your local bookshop. Alternatively, you can order it from marte@burma.no at a reduced price until 15 November. This will cost you 200 kroner, shipping included, or 150 kroner if you pick it up from the publisher downtown Oslo yourself, Send an email including your name, billing address, the number of copies of the book you want and whether you want it / them selt or will be picking them up at the publisher yourself. Either way, the book(s) will be with you well in time for Xmas.
