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THE LADY AND THE PEACOCK Also by Peter Popham Tokyo: The City at the End of the World THE LADY AND THE PEACOCK The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi PETER POPHAM THE LADY AND THE PEACOCK: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi Copyright © Peter Popham, 2011, 2012 Pages xii–xiv and 436 are a continuation of this copyright page. All rights reserved. Except for brief passages quoted in newspaper, magazine, radio, television, or online reviews, no portion of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The Experiment, LLC 260 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001–6408 www.theexperimentpublishing.com The Lady and the Peacock was first published in the United Kingdom in 2011 by Rider Books, an imprint of Ebury Publishing. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and The Experiment was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been capitalized. The Experiment’s books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for premiums and sales promotions, as well as for fundraising or educational use. For details, contact us at [email protected]. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Popham, Peter. The lady and the peacock : the life of Aung San Suu Kyi / Peter Popham. p. cm. Originally published: London : Rider, 2011. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61519-064-5 -- ISBN 978-1-61519-162-8 (ebook) 1. Aung San Suu Kyi. 2. Women political activists--Burma--Biography. 3. Political activists-- Burma--Biography. 4. Women political prisoners--Burma--Biography. 5. Women politicians--Burma--Biography. 6. Burma--Politics and government- -1988-7. Burma--Politics and government--1948-I. Title. -1988-7. Burma--Politics and government--1948-I. Title. DS530.53.A85P66 2012 959.105’3092--dc23 [B] 2012004652 ISBN 978-1-61519-064-5 Ebook ISBN 978-1-61519-162-8 Jacket design by Susan Mitchell Cover photograph © Joachim Ladefoged/VII/Corbis Author photograph © Nick Cornish Back flap photograph of Aung San Suu Kyi © Mario Popham Map on page xii by Rodney Paull Manufactured in the United States of America Distributed by Workman Publishing Company, Inc. First published in the United States in April 2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In memory of Michela Speranza Bezzi “I have never ceased to be moved by the sense of the world lying quiescent and vulnerable, waiting to be awakened by the light of the new day quivering just beyond the horizon.” —Aung San Suu Kyi, Letters from Burma “If they answer not your call, walk alone. . . . With the thunder-flame of pain ignite thine own heart, And let it burn alone.” —Rabindranath Tagore, “Walk Alone” “Oh this ruler of our kingdom, a pretty thing, a pretty little thing.” —Old lady in Po Chit Kon village, Kachin state, singing to her grandchild CONTENTS Illustrations Map of Burma Prologue PART ONE: HER FATHER’S CHILD PART TWO: THE PEACOCK’S FAN 1 Late Call 2 Debut 3 Freedom and Slaughter 4 The Funeral 5 Open Road 6 Her Father’s Blood 7 Defiance PART THREE: THE WIDE WORLD 1 Grief of a Child 2 The Gang of Five 3 An Exotic at St. Hugh’s 4 Choices 5 Superwoman PART FOUR: HEIRS TO THE KINGDOM 1 Alone 2 Landslide Victory 3 Long Live Holiness 4 The Peace Prize 5 Heroes and Traitors
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