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Despite communist incursions and tribal insurrection, Norman Lewis describes a land of breath-taking natural beauty peopled by the gentle Burmese. This is a country where Buddhist beliefs spare even the rats, where the Director of Prisons quotes Chaucer and where three-day theatrical shows are staged to celebrate a monk taking orders. Hitching lifts with the army and with travelling merchants, Lewis is treated to hospitality wherever he stops in this war-torn land, and reveals a country where 'the condition of the soul replaces that of the stock markets as a topic for polite conversation'.
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A truly great travel writer, perhaps the greatest we have. -- Ian Thomson, Sunday Telegraph
It will lure toward Burma almost anyone who reads its ninety thousand words. -- Simon Winchester, Traveler
Norman Lewis’s wonderful travel book Golden Earth, the best ever written about Burma. -- New York Review of Books
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It will lure toward Burma almost anyone who reads its ninety thousand words. -- Simon Winchester, Traveler
Norman Lewis’s wonderful travel book Golden Earth, the best ever written about Burma. -- New York Review of Books
First published in 1952
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- PublisherEland Publishing Ltd
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0907871658
- ISBN 13 9780907871651
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages16
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. First Thus. This new copy is bound in uniform cream printed card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Like most travelers in Burma, Norman Lewis fell in love with the land and its people. Although much of the countryside was under the control of insurgent armies-the book was originally published in 1952-he managed, by steamboat, decrepit lorry, and dacoit-besieged train, to travel almost everywhere he wanted. This perseverance enabled him to see brilliant spectacles that are still out of our reach, and to meet all types of Burmese, from District officers to the inmates of Rangoon's jail. All the color, gaiety, and charm of the East spring to life with this master storyteller. Ref UUU 1. Seller Inventory # 030675
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