Emma Larkin

Emma Larkin

Emma 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 in her journalism from her base in Bangkok. She has been visiting Burma for close to ten years [http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1176] .

Works

* "Secret Histories: Finding George Orwell in a Burmese Tea Shop", 2005.
**Reviewed at Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/Finding-George-Orwell-Burma-Larkin/dp/1594200521] , The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/07/books/07grimes.html?ex=1275796800&en=ea8f8956abcbb6c4&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss] , Powell's Books [http://www.powells.com/biblio/1594200521] , Hackwriters.com [http://www.hackwriters.com/larkin.htm]


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