Aung San Suu Kyi has won admirers around the world for her role in keeping the dream of democracy alive in
Burma
.
To celebrate her unwavering commitment to her people’s struggle for freedom, Japanese cartoonist Akazu Mizuha created Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fighting Peacock.
First published in 1994, this manga, or comic book, shows Suu Kyi’s early life and ends with her receiving the Nobel Peace Prize while under house arrest in 1991.
It also depicts the events of 1988, when
Burma
’s democracy movement first came to the world’s attention.
Twenty years later, it serves as a sobering reminder that Burmese are still prisoners in their own country, just as Aung San Suu Kyi remains a prisoner in her own home.
This comic book is now available for the first time in English on The Irrawaddy Online.
It offers a unique retelling of Suu Kyi’s story, and is sure to inspire admiration for this remarkable woman. |