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On May 2, 2008, an enormous tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma. The cyclone wreaked untold havoc, but the regime, in an unfathomable decision of near-genocidal proportions, blocked international aid from entering the country, and provided little relief themselves. Emma Larkin, who has been traveling to and secretly reporting on Burma for years, managed to arrange for a tourist visa in those frenzied days and arrived to chaos. Hundreds of thousands of Burmese citizens lacked food, drinking water, and basic shelter. In "Everything is Broken", Larkin not only exposes the extent of the damage, but provides a singular portrait of the generals responsible for compounding the tragedy, examining in revealing detail the historical, religious, and superstitious setting that created Burma's tenacious and brutal dictatorship.
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`Larkin's descriptions of Burma's apocalyptic landscape after the cyclone are chilling ... she provides a haunting sense of the Burmese tragedy, -- Sunday Times
`This moving account of the regime's response to a devastating cyclone two years ago is a timely warning against optimism' --Economist
`Written with clarity and insight, it's a harrowing account of the gap between a people and it's rulers' --Big Issue
'Larkin explains that the level of control exerted by the ruling generals is so extreme that no one can be sure of the truth about anything'
--Metro
About the Author
EMMA LARKIN is the pseudonym for an American who was born and raised in Asia, and studied the Burmese language at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. She has been visiting Burma for close to 15 years. Her previous book, Secret Histories: Finding George Orwell in Burma, was published by Penguin Press US and John Murray in 2005.
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- PublisherGranta Books
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1847081800
- ISBN 13 9781847081803
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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8vo. Softcover. 265pp. near fine. A devasating and eye-opening account of life under the world's most brutal dictatorship. On May 2, 2008, a massive tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma. It wreaked untold havoc, but the ruling generals, in an unfathomable decision of near genocidal proportions, blocked international aid from entering the country and provided little relief themselves. Emaa Larkin, who has been travelling to and secretly reporting on Burma for years, managed to arrange a visa in those frenzied days and arrived to find chaos. Hundreds of thousands of Burmese citizens had no food, drinking water or basic shelter. In this book, Emma not only exposes the extent of the damage and the regime's bungled attempts to cover up the disaster, but also provides a singular portrait of the generals responsible for compounding the tragedy, examining in revealing detail the historical, religious and cultural setting that created Burma's tenacious and brutal dictatorship. Seller Inventory # 51121
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