Smile as They Bow
By Nu Nu Yi; Alfred Birnbaum (Translator); Thi Thi Aye (Translator)
(Hyperion Books, Hardcover, 9781401303372, 146pp.)
Publication Date: September 2008
Categories: General
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Description
Shortlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize, this mesmerizing story is set among the gay spirit mediums of Burma (now Myanmar). Censored for more than 12 years by the Burmese government, this work is an illuminating portrayal of a culture few Westerners have ever witnessed.
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