International Histories of Burma Published January 16, 2007 at 8:00 AM PST This story was published more than 18 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email Listen • 0:00 Historian Thant Myint-U is a former U.N. official and a native of Burma. His new book, The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma — part memoir, part history — explores the problems plaguing the country. Copyright 2007 Fresh Air