ISBN 9789350292198|Paperback|280 pages|2012|HarperCollins
Bamboo People is a coming-of-age novel that takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. This story is narrated by two boys on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni.
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Chiko isn’t a fighter by nature. He’s a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese soldiers destroy his Karenni family’s home and bamboo fields.
Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion as each boy is changed by unlikely friendships formed under extreme circumstances.
This coming-of-age novel takes place against the political and military backdrop of modern-day Burma. Narrated by two fifteen-year-old boys on opposing sides of the conflict between the Burmese government and the Karenni, one of the many ethnic minorities in Burma, Bamboo People explores the nature of violence, power, and prejudice.
Author:
Mitali Perkins
ISBN:
9789350292198
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
280
Year of Publication:
2012
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Edition:
First
Condition:
New
Country of Origin:
India
About the Author
The author was born in Kolkata, then lived in Cameroon, Ghana, Mexico, London and New York before settling in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she studied political science at Stanford University and public policy at U.C. Berkeley. Her books include Monsoon Summer, The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen, Rickshaw Girl, The Secret Keeper and Bamboo People. She now lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband and sons, and ruminates about life, writing and books between cultures at www.mitaliperkins.com.
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