Documentary About Forgotten Myanmar Royalty Premieres in Mandalay
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Documentary About Forgotten Myanmar Royalty Premieres in Mandalay
if one is interested in Burma/Myanmar, this will be a treat to watch
reading "the Glass Palace " a historical novel, would be a good idea to get a perspective of the last king of Burma
MANDALAY — The national premiere of “We Were Kings” – a documentary about the forgotten royal descendants of King Thibaw, the last king of Burma – kicked off a nostalgic atmosphere at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival in Mandalay over the weekend.
The 58-minute film features interviews with the grandchildren and great grandchildren of King Thibaw. Author of “The King in Exile,” Sudha Shah, was joined by the only two living grandchildren of King Thibaw, their descendants and royal descendants of the penultimate King Mindon.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/document ... dalay.htmlTogether with the film’s Myanmar premiere, one mystery has entered the spotlight again—the disappearance of an enormous ruby of the royal family.
reading "the Glass Palace " a historical novel, would be a good idea to get a perspective of the last king of Burma
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771 ... ass_PalaceSet in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile,
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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