Myanmar

2 min read

• 2020
• Asian writing
• Myanmar

The Fragrance City by San Lin Tun

3 years ago

An experimental narrative from Myanmar A city is emitting fragrance without a reason -- such a sweet, soothing smell! People...

2 min read

• 2019
• Festival
• Jaipur Litfest
• LitFest
• Myanmar

Irrawaddy Literary Festival 2019 : Where Authors cross Borders to create a Confluence of Words and Worlds

3 years ago

By San Lin Tun   Irrawaddy Literary Festival (ILF), a non-profit venture, is renowned not only in Myanmar but also...

4 min read

• 2019
• Myanmar
• Novel
• novelist

Writing on Burma/Myanmar: Did writers Orwell and Richards have Adult Third Culture Kids Syndrome?

3 years ago

By Mitali Chakravarty   Title: The English Writer Author: San Lin Tun Publisher: Duwon Books, 2019.   San Lin Tun...

2 min read

• 2019
• modern literature
• Myanmar
• Poetry
• Poets
• Translations

How poetry by Maung Lin Yeik takes a twist in Myanmar with Boccacio and Freud

3 years ago

By San Lin Tun Moe Way Literary Magazine Myanmar modern poetry became popular and gained much momentum in 1970’s. They...

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• India
• Myanmar
• Novel
• novelist
• Short Stories
• Singapore

New Releases from Asia: September, 2019

4 years ago

Title:  The Heartsick Diaspora and Other Stories Author:  Elaine Chiew Publisher:  Penguin Random House SEA Year of publication: 2019 Pages:...

1 min read

• 2019
• Asian short stories
• Myanmar
• short story

Short Story: When you talk about what you feel

4 years ago

A short story from Myanmar by San Lin Tun Moe did not know what he could do while he sat in...

2 min read

• ASEAN
• event
• Movies
• Myanmar

Best-selling Novel set in Myanmar en route to the Big Screen

4 years ago

By Lwin Mar Htun ( The Irrawady) The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, the globally popular romance novel set in Myanmar by German...

1 min read

• Burmese literature
• Myanmar
• Poetry
• short story

PEN Myanmar: Pushing free expression reform and revitalizing literature

5 years ago

....... What is a project that you have been working on in recent months? PEN Myanmar always strives to find a balance...