Thant Myint-U
Thant Myint-U is an award-winning historian, writer, conservationist, and international public servant. He is the author of four books and his writing has been featured in many publications, including the New York Times and the Financial Times.
Awards
Shortlisted — Hatchards First Biography Prize, 2025
Books by Thant Myint-U

The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
Thant Myint-U
Paperback, 2021
A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020
“An urgent book.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times
The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
Thant Myint-U
E Book, 2019
A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020
“An urgent book.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times
Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World
Thant Myint-U
Hardback, 2025

Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World
Thant Myint-U
E Book



