Smile As They Bow Book Reviews The debut of one of Burma’s leading writers, Nu Nu Yi, into the English-language literary arena has been met with critical acclaim. Soon after Smile As They Bow was published, her first novel to be translated into English, Nu Nu Yi made it to the shortlist along with five other novels by Asian writers for the inaugural 2007 Man Asian Literary Prize ... Read more...   Come Rain or Shine Book Reviews "It is not an easy task to compile a comprehensive account of last year's protests in Burma, which came to be known as the "Saffron Revolution". However, looking at Burma's disappearance from the news and considering the regime's straightforward attempt to let the dust settle on those memorable days and promote a democracy of false facades, it is, no doubt, highly desirable to present such an account... Read more...   Frontier Mosaic: Voices of Burma from the lands in between Book Reviews In August 2006 I found myself staying in a small guesthouse in the border hamlet of Mae Salid, the mountains of Burma rising up from the opposite bank of the River Moei and only a few kilometers from where the cover photo for this volume was shot. To say the house had seen better days would be an understatement, everything seemed from an era long since past, covered in dust and cobwebs... Read more...   Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma Book Reviews "Whatever the part played by colonial and post-colonial history and politics, it is a fact that now ethnicity matters," writes Sandra Dudley, in a view that is reiterated throughout this edited volume. And to this end, and referring to a 50 million strong Burmese population of which one-third are estimated to be ethnic minorities, the contributing writers to this edition offer difficult questions, both directly and inferred... Read more...