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Freedom from fear is both an essay by aung san suu kyi, and a book of the same name comprising a collection of her essays. Dec 15, 2010 javais destine cette petite animation a une convertion en asscii. First published by viking in 1993 and now available in paperback, a collection of writings from the leader of burmas national league for democracy, who ha. She is the leader of the national league for democracy in burma and a famous prisoner. Aung san suu kyi has 23 books on goodreads with 10660 ratings. Freedom from fear, by aung san suu kyi the independent. Aung san suu kyi, burmas prodemocracy leader and nobel peace. Aung san suu kyi she is that there exist four kinds of corruption gati in burma. Published in 1991 by penguin books, this volume brings together some of the key essays, interviews, letters, and speeches chronicling the authors fight for human rights as she establishes herself, in the words of one observer, as. Feb 04, 2010 freedom from fear collected writings from the nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi.
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