From the Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Khoo Thwe

'From the Land of Green Ghosts' unforgettably evokes the realities of life in modern-day Burma and one man' s long journey to freedom despite almost unimaginable odds. Miraculously reaching its destination, the letter leads to Pascal' s rescue and his enrollment in Cambridge University, where he is the first Burmese tribesman ever to attend. In desperation, he writes a letter to the Englishman he met in Mandalay. Fleeing to the jungle, he becomes a guerrilla fighter in the life-or-death struggle against the government.

Burma' s military dictatorship forces him to sacrifice his studies, and the regime' s brutal armed forces murder his lover. Pascal, a member of the Kayan Padaung tribe, was the first member of his community to study English at a university. John Casey, a professor visiting Burma, meets a waiter in Mandalay with a passion for the works of James Joyce, and the encounter changes both their lives. About the Author:īook Description Paperback. Miraculously reaching its destination, the letter leads to Pascal's rescue and his enrollment in Cambridge University, where he is the first Burmese tribesman ever to attend.įrom the Land of Green Ghosts unforgettably evokes the realities of life in modern-day Burma and one man's long journey to freedom despite almost unimaginable odds.

Burma's military dictatorship forces him to sacrifice his studies, and the regime's brutal armed forces murder his lover.

From the Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Khoo Thwe