Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Uzodinwa Iweala's Beasts of No Nation -- about child soldiers --

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/books/24iwea.html


Amazing book of 120 pages, I read it during one Chiangmai trip.

Chiangmai is in Thailand.

I have never been to Africa, but like the movies Blood Diamond, Invictus, Cry the Beloved Country etc. this speaks to me.

Kyi May Kaung

Former 1988 activist--US scholar MinZin arrested in China--NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/china-arrests-us-scholar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.-7tb.2M_-DNpSDzOv&smid=em-share