The Voice of Hope  —  Alan Clements in Conversation with Aung San Suu Kyi  —
Burma's imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate

  "The only real prison is fear, and the only
        real feedom is freedom from fear."
                ~ Aung San Suu Kyi

Read an overview letter about the book:
Letter to Editors — Voice of Hope.pdf

  Publication dates worldwide May - October 2008

"The dialogues [in The Voice of Hope] express Aung San Suu Kyi's humor, erudition, wisdom and accessibility, and demonstrate why she has become a world spiritual leader."  ~ The New York Times Book Review

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Video - Burma's Revolution of the Spirit (3:45)

"Reading this book, one can well understand why [Aung San Suu Kyi]
has been compared to such heroes of freedom as Nelson Mandela
and Vaclav Havel."  ~ The San Francisco Chronicle

The Voice of Hope - Book Details:

  • Hardback & Paperback: 304 pages     
  • Price: $12.89 (through Amazon.com)
  • Publisher: Seven Stories Press (North America only),
    Random House UK Rider Group (worldwide English).
  • Original publisher: Editions Stock Paris, France.
  • Languages: English, French, Japanese, and Italian.
  • Pub Date: Revised/Updated Editions - four languages,
    May - Oct 2008, with many other languages in process.
  • ISBN-10: 1583228454
  • ISBN-13: 978-1583228456
  • The new edition includes a 5,000 word interview with
    U Gambira, an (imprisoned) leader of the All-Burma
    Monks Alliance; 29 photographs; 16 page chronology of
    key events; list of Burma activist groups worldwide; and
    interviews with the two (incarcerated) senior advisers to
    Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo and  U Kyi Maung. 

"Aung San Suu Kyi is a remarkable and courageous human being.
Listen to her voice and be inspired."  ~ Desmond Tutu, Dec 10, 2007

burma monks marching

  Peaceful protest against Burma's military junta, 9/2007

"Aung San Suu Kyi is still strong, powerful and remains as the leader of
the people of Burma in their 'revolution of the spirit.' The Voice of Hope
is a portrait of her, painted with her spiritual strength. It is one of the best
documents to prove that she is the real future of Burma."
   ~ Aung Din, a former political prisoner and executive director
      of the US Campaign for Burma , Dec 10, 2007 

Selections from Voice: reviews, interviews, articles, etc

Michael Stipe of R.E.M. - Speaks Out for Burma (1:20)

“Whatever the future of Burma, a possible future for politics itself is illuminated by these conversations.”
≈ The London Observer

Radio & TV with Alan Clements on Burma

Selected radio interviews with Alan Clements

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