5/21/2023 0 Comments A Savage Dreamland by David Eimer![]() ![]() ![]() A rich and enjoyable mix of history, amateur psychology and personal reflection, with a few dabs of investigative journalism too. The result of Eimer's intrepid endeavours is a revelatory and moving book, enriched by vivid descriptive colour and an incredible cast of characters" - James Holland, The Times " has served up something refreshingly different: an old-fashioned travelogue, and an excellent one at that. It's a remarkable achievement because most are off limits to tourists and especially westerners. He proves to be an able guide, and A Savage Dreamland explores the beauty but also the troubling realities of Myanmar, offering a vivid portrait of a country struggling to overcome its past, "Eimer's journey takes him to all these trouble spots, including many not reported in the West. If Orwell could read A Savage Dreamland, he would be impressed by this choral-voiced account of a country where so many, for so long, have been silenced, Eimer paints a vivid picture of Myanmar today. book is a good primer on history, culture and modern-day politics, and on the power wielded by the Buddhist hierarchy. A well-written adventure in far-flung places that the world needs to know more about if it is to understand China., Explains wonderfully well why Burma today is both compelling and combustible. ![]()
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