Book: The Shan Conundrum in Burma
Apr 21st, 2009
“The Shan Conundrum in Burma,” presumably an unusual book about the Shans, as it is written by a Shan whose father had served under the Revolutionary Council that took power in 1962, was published on 14 April 2009, according to the Shan Herald Agency for News.
Henry-Andre Aye, the author of Shan Conundrum, a 252 page paperback, published by BookSurge and priced at $ 15.99 (B567), is a son of a noted anti-feudalist politician Tun Aye. “It’s good to look at ourselves from a different angle,” said Khuensai Jaiyen, the editor of Shan Herald.
Henry Aye, 56, a native of Taunggyi, is a much traveled man and had lived in Paris, New York and Geneva, according to his bio-data. He is at present working in logistics.
April 26th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I have written this book to inform the world about the countless injustices suffered by the Shan as well as other ethnic nationalities under the brutal military dictatorship. It is an insider accounts regarding the modern Shan history as the author provides the memoirs of his father who was a member of Parliament, a cabinet minister in Shan State government and finally head of Shan State during the period of the Revolutionary Council.
The book is available for purchase on abebooks.com, alibris.com, amazon.com