Have Fun in Burma
eBook - ePub

Have Fun in Burma

A Novel

  1. 245 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Have Fun in Burma

A Novel

About this book

Adela Frost wants to do something with her life. When a chance encounter and a haunting dream steer her toward distant Burma, she decides to spend the summer after high school volunteering in a Buddhist monastery. Adela finds fresh confidence as she immerses herself in her new environment, teaching English to the monks and studying meditation with the wise abbot. Then there's her secret romance with Thiha, an ex-political prisoner with a shadowy past. But when some of the monks express support for the persecution of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority, Adela glimpses the turmoil that lies beneath Burma's tranquil surface. While investigating the country's complex history, she becomes determined to help stop communal violence. With Thiha's assistance, she concocts a scheme that quickly spirals out of control. Adela must decide whether to back down or double down, while protecting those she cares about from the backlash of Buddhist and Muslim extremists. Set against the backdrop of Burma's fractured transition to democracy, this coming-of-age story weaves critiques of "voluntourism" and humanitarian intervention into a young woman's quest for connection across cultural boundaries. This work of literary fiction will fascinate Southeast Asia buffs and anyone interested in places where the truth is bitterly contested territory.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. A Dream
  6. Ko Oo
  7. The Slap
  8. Kala
  9. The Gate
  10. Sabeh
  11. Savage Customs
  12. Sickness, Aging, and Death
  13. The Mustard Seed
  14. Thiha
  15. Dukkha
  16. Paradise
  17. Burmese Days
  18. Patience
  19. An Invitation
  20. The So-Called Rohingya
  21. Mango Season
  22. The Kids
  23. The Idea Only
  24. Coexist
  25. Have Courage
  26. The Amulet
  27. The Horror, the Horror!
  28. The Next Life
  29. Author’s Note
  30. Brief Outline of Historical Events Mentioned in This Novel
  31. Glossary of Terms, Public Figures, and Events