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From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Bu... by Khoo Thwe, Pascal Paperback / softback. (Author:Khoo Thwe, Pascal. In the 1930s, Pascals grandfather captured an Italian Jesuit, mistaking him for a giant or a wild beast; the Jesuit in turn converted the tribe. Pascals grandmother had been exhibited in a touring circus in England as a freak.). Can't find what you're looking for? Home page About us Feedback Payment Delivery Customer Service Contact us Shop by Price $10.34 $10.35 - $12.34 $12.35 - $14.34 $14.35 - $16.34 $16.35+ Shop pages Home page Payment Delivery Customer Service About the seller Need help? Send an eBay message Newsletter Add World of Books to your favourites and receive email newsletters about special promotions! General Interest From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey Product Details: Category: Books ISBN: 0007116829 Title: From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey The Fast Free Shipping Author: Khoo Thwe, Pascal Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year Published: 2003 Number of Pages: 320 Book Binding: Paperback / softback Prizes: Winner of Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize - Non-Fiction 2002 Book Condition: GOOD SKU: GOR001343188 Item description The astonishing story of a young mans upbringing in a remote tribal village in Burma and his journey from his strife-torn country to the tranquil quads of Cambridge. In lyrical prose, Pascal Khoo Thwe describes his childhood as a member of the Padaung hill tribe, where ancestor worship and communion with spirits blended with the tribes recent conversion to Christianity. In the 1930s, Pascals grandfather captured an Italian Jesuit, mistaking him for a giant or a wild beast; the Jesuit in turn converted the tribe. (The Padaung are famous for their giraffe women so-called because their necks are ritually elongated with ornamental copper rings. Pascals grandmother had been exhibited in a touring circus in England as a freak.) Pascal developed a love of the English language through listening to the BBC World Service, and it was while working as a waiter in Mandalay to pay for his studies that he met the Cambridge don John Casey, who was to prove his saviour. The brutal military regime of Ne Win cracked down on dissidents in the late 1980s. Pascals girlfriend was raped and murdered by soldiers, and Pascal took to the jungle with a guerrilla army. How he was eventually rescued with Caseys help is a dramatic story, which ends with his admission to Cambridge to study his great love, English literature. Please note, the image is for illustrative purposes only, actual book cover, binding and edition may vary. 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