Have Fun in Burma : a Novel /

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"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, tea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Metro, Rosalie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dekalb [Illinois] : NIU Press, [2018]
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Series:NIU Southeast Asian series.
Subjects:
Religious fundamentalism > Fiction.
Volunteers > Fiction.
Buddhist monasteries > Fiction.
Intégrisme > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Monastères bouddhiques > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Buddhist monasteries
Religious fundamentalism
Volunteers
Burma > Fiction.
Burma
Rohingya Muslims, political prisoners, Muslim extremists, Buddhist extremists, Buddhist monastery, democracy in Burma, voluntourism.
Fictional Work
novels.
Bildungsromans
Fiction
Novels
Political fiction
Religious fiction
Bildungsromans.
Religious fiction.
Political fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • A Dream
  • Ko Oo
  • The Slap
  • Kala
  • The Gate
  • Sabeh
  • Savage Customs
  • Sickness, Aging, and Death
  • The Mustard Seed
  • Thiha
  • Dukkha
  • Paradise
  • Burmese Days
  • Patience
  • An Invitation
  • The So-Called Rohingya
  • Mango Season
  • The Kids
  • The Idea Only
  • Coexist
  • Have Courage
  • The Amulet
  • The Horror, the Horror!
  • The Next Life
  • Author's Note
  • Brief Outline of Historical Events Mentioned in This Novel
  • Glossary of Terms, Public Figures, and Events

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