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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Rebel!
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In Burma in 1990, Aung San Suu Kyi won an election, but the ruling military junta refused to acknowledge the result. Author Allan Baillie heard a story about a real incident of rebellion that occurred that year, an incident in which a thong was thrown at a military officer. 'Rebel!' is based on that story.

Notes

  • Author's note states: 'In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi won a landslide election in Burma but the ruling military junta refused to give up their power. A friend, Dr Than Lwyn, told me of a remarkable incident in Rangoon in that year. I wrote and Di Wu illustrated the picture book Rebel! to tell that story. This version is more accurate.'

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in Burma.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon A Taste of Cockroach Allan Baillie , Camberwell : Penguin , 2005 Z1192060 2005 selected work short story 'Here is a journey that begins with a shuddering disaster in the Himalayas, and ends with an ill-starred romance on Mars. In between are adventures down the rivers of Cambodia and Laos, battles with bulls in Australian country towns, encounters with French agents, freelance photography assignments, handbag-snatchers in Naples, thong-flingers in Rangoon, bread queues in Afghanistan, and more' (Source: back cover blurb). Camberwell : Penguin , 2005 pg. 135-140
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y separately published work icon Rebel! Allan Baillie , 吴棣 (illustrator), Sydney : Ashton Scholastic , 1993 Z847972 1993 single work picture book children's 'The General marches across Burma's dusty plain with tanks, guns, and soldiers. He reaches the school and raises his baton; his tanks flatten the slides, swings, and monkey bars. "You are my people now," he tells the villagers. "I will make the laws." They are too frightened to resist, and how can unarmed farmers and children fight against an army? Then, somewhere inside the school, a rebel responds....In this story, the courageous action of a young rebel—and its impact in a culture that values "saving face"—results in a village's defeat of tyranny. The author based this story on an incident that happened in Rangoon.' (Source: Phoenix Education website)
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Last amended 10 Apr 2012 10:47:28
Subjects:
  • 1990
Settings:
  • Rangoon,
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    Burma,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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