{"product_id":"no-bad-news-for-the-king-the-true-story-of-cyclone-nargis-and-its-aftermath-in-burma-9780143119616","title":"No Bad News for the King: The True Story of Cyclone Nargis and Its Aftermath in Burma","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn incisive, unprecedented report on life inside Burma from the author of \u003ci\u003eFinding George Orwell in Burma\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On May 2, 2008, an enormous tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma, wreaking untold havoc and killing more than 138,000 people. In \u003ci\u003eNo Bad News for the King\u003c\/i\u003e, Emma Larkin, a Westerner who has been traveling to and secretly reporting on Burma for years, uses her extraordinary access and intimate understanding of the Burmese people to deliver a beautifully written and stunningly reported story that has never been told before. Chronicling the tragedy that unfolded in the chaotic days and months that followed the storm, she also examines the secretive politics of Burma's military dictatorship, a regime that relies on vicious military force and a bizarre combination of religion and mysticism to rule the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Larkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.91h x 5.34w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143119616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmma Larkin is the pseudonym for an American journalist who was born and raised in Asia, studied the Burmese language at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, and covers Asia widely in her journalism from her base in Bangkok. She has been visiting Burma for close to ten years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44697616613491,"sku":"9780143119616","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3d3698f7-d42e-4461-8728-7d707b55bc1f.jpg?v=1775243370","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/no-bad-news-for-the-king-the-true-story-of-cyclone-nargis-and-its-aftermath-in-burma-9780143119616","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}