Monday, 4 February 2013

Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi

Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi | World news | guardian.co.uk


"The three-day festival's most popular talks invariably involved the opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — who acted as patron of the festival — during which she told sell-out audiences that books helped stave off loneliness while living for nearly 20 years under house arrest, and joked that however courageous she might seem to others, she would never be brave enough do what Harry Potter had done."

Jan and Cora Gordon - thank you Ru

Thank you Ru for your comments about Jan and Cora Gordon - and yes, they are good!

Susan