Defiled on the Ayeyarwaddy: One Woman's Mid-Life Travel Adventures on Myanmar's Great River - Softcover

Thanegi, Ma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934159247 ISBN 13: 9781934159248

Publisher: Things Asian Press/Global Directions, 2010

Synopsis

As she approaches her sixties, Ma Thanegi decides to satisfy a lifelong dream. Jumping on any boat that would let her onboard, she begins a leisurely exploration of Myanmar’s thirteen hundred-mile long Ayeyarwaddy River. Always hungry—for food, conversation, and a good story—Ma Thanegi clearly savors and vividly describes every adventure she encounters, whether she is traveling into the Cyclone Nargis-stricken delta region, feeding a dragon, or careening down the rock-infested white-water gorge of the Ayeyarwaddy’s First Defile. You’ll love accompanying this opinionated and delightful lady on an odyssey that takes her through much of Myanmar—never without great passion for her country, a wicked sense of humor, and her tube of red lipstick.

About this title

About the Author:

Ma Thanegi
An artist, a writer, and a former political prisoner, Ma Thanegi has “walked the walk” in every aspect of her varied life. The author of the travel classic, The Native Tourist, she has written many books on the art and history of Myanmar.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Things Asian Press/Global Directions
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1934159247
• ISBN 13: 9781934159248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 275