Sean Turnell - Penguin Books Australia

Sean Turnell is Honorary Professor of Economics at Macquarie University. In 2009 he published an influential book on Myanmar’s financial system, Fiery Dragons, which made him an internationally recognised expert on the subject and one of Aung San Suu Kyi’s most trusted advisers. He was arrested in Myanmar in 2021 following a military coup and imprisoned for 650 days.

Sean lives in Sydney with his wife, Ha Vu, who campaigned tirelessly for his release.

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23 May
2024

Eveleigh, NSW

PEN Lecture: Writing From Prison in Myanmar

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30 May
2024

Mullumbimby, NSW

Sean Turnell In Conversation: Tales of hope and survival from Insein prison

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Books by Sean Turnell

An Unlikely Prisoner

In his darkest hour hope became his closest companion.

Best Laid Plans: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: The Inside Story of Reform in Aung San Suu Kyi’s Myanmar

The first in-depth account of the economic reform program of Myanmar’s ill-fated Aung San Suu Kyi government, by one of her key advisors.