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About the author pascal khoo thwe was born in 1967 in a remote part of burmas shan states. Pascal khoo thwe born 1967 is a burmese author from the minority padaung people, known for his autobiographic writings about growing up in burma under military rule. From the land of green ghosts, by pascal khoo thwe flamingo. From the land of green ghosts a burmese odyssey pascal. Resources for teachinglearning about burma and the karen. This article critiques the editing, marketing, and reception of pascal khoo thwes recent autobiography, from the land of green ghosts. The odyssey preface to first edition t his translation is intended to supplement a work entitled the authoress of the odyssey, which i published in 1897.
A burmese odyssey 2002, by pascal khoo thwe, is a selftold tale of a reluctant rebel of the government from a hill tribe in shan state who escaped unlike many of his friends out of myanmar. Download ghosts of sidley green kindle online video. A burmese odyssey pdf online book by from an unlimited library of classics and modern bestsellers book. Oct 23, 2012 this is the summary of from the land of green ghosts.
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