by Aung San Suu Kyi · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140170894
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«Freedom from Fear and Other Writings» is the collection of essays and speeches by Aung San Suu Kyi, published by Penguin in paperback (368 pages, in English).
It brings together essays and speeches by Aung San Suu Kyi, from her condemnation of Burma's authoritarian regime to her defence of democracy, human rights and non-violent resistance. It includes the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, read by her son during her imprisonment, and reflections on her political role.
Published in 1991, the work opens with a foreword by Václav Havel. The edition includes bibliographic references and an index.
For readers interested in the politics and history of Burma (Myanmar), human rights and pro-democracy movements.
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the general secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since the party's founding in 1988 and was registered as its chairperson while it was a legal party from 2011 to 2023. She played a vital role in Myanmar's transition from military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s. She has been widely described as the de facto leader of Myanmar from 2016 to 2021. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
