For the final post of 2017, I thought I would look more generally at the position of ethnic literature and its place in a wider definition of Myanmar Literature. Though there has been little mention of it the English language press, (for a good blog piece, read Kate Griffin, who attended on behalf of the […]
Grateful to the British Council and Georgina Goodwin for this chance to talk about the Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds anthology and literature in Myanmar with Letyar Tun and Fiona Ledger. Listen to it at the British Council Lit website
Myay Hmone Lwin is a busy man. On top of running his own publishers, NDSP, a bookshop at Pearl Condo, the Yangon Book Plaza in downtown, a nascent translation association and the Irrawaddy Literature Festival he is also the founder of WE Distribution, a book delivery service …
One of the unfortunate consequences of decades of military rule in Myanmar is the staggering number of ancient law codes still on the books. Many of these laws date back to the colonial era and some even to the 19th Century. A massive task of the transition is the repeal and amendment of these laws […]
The Asia Literary Review is the leading literary journal for Asian connected literature and writers. This month they have produced a stellar edition with a focus on Myanmar including a chapter from Francis Wades new book, Myanmars Enemy Within and a very generous feature of four of the stories from Hidden Words Hidden Worlds: Contemporary […]