TY - BOOK AU - Metro,Rosalie TI - Have Fun in Burma: A Novel T2 - NIU Southeast Asian Series SN - 9781501757112 AV - PS3613.E889 H384 2018 U1 - 813/.6 23 PY - 2020///] CY - Ithaca, NY : PB - Cornell University Press, KW - Buddhist monasteries KW - Fiction KW - Religious fundamentalism KW - Volunteers KW - Asian Studies KW - Fiction & Short Stories KW - Literary Studies KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / General KW - bisacsh KW - Rohingya Muslims, political prisoners, Muslim extremists, Buddhist extremists, Buddhist monastery, democracy in Burma, voluntourism N1 - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; A Dream --; Ko Oo --; The Slap --; Kala --; The Gate --; Sabeh --; Savage Customs --; Sickness, Aging, and Death --; The Mustard Seed --; Thiha --; Dukkha --; Paradise --; Burmese Days --; Patience --; An Invitation --; The So-Called Rohingya --; Mango Season --; The Kids --; The Idea Only --; Coexist --; Have Courage --; The Amulet --; The Horror, the Horror! --; The Next Life --; Author’s Note --; Brief Outline of Historical Events Mentioned in This Novel --; Glossary of Terms, Public Figures, and Events; restricted access N2 - Adela Frost wants to do something with her life. When a chance encounter and a haunting dream steer her toward distant Burma, she decides to spend the summer after high school volunteering in a Buddhist monastery. Adela finds fresh confidence as she immerses herself in her new environment, teaching English to the monks and studying meditation with the wise abbot. Then there's her secret romance with Thiha, an ex-political prisoner with a shadowy past. But when some of the monks express support for the persecution of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority, Adela glimpses the turmoil that lies beneath Burma's tranquil surface. While investigating the country's complex history, she becomes determined to help stop communal violence. With Thiha's assistance, she concocts a scheme that quickly spirals out of control. Adela must decide whether to back down or double down, while protecting those she cares about from the backlash of Buddhist and Muslim extremists. Set against the backdrop of Burma's fractured transition to democracy, this coming-of-age story weaves critiques of "voluntourism" and humanitarian intervention into a young woman's quest for connection across cultural boundaries. This work of literary fiction will fascinate Southeast Asia buffs and anyone interested in places where the truth is bitterly contested territory UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501757112 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501757112 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501757112/original ER -