Maung Swe Tint's short story 'Being Eaten Alive on a Cool, Pleasant Winter's Morning' was first published in Shumawa magazine 1981. In clear, well-written Burmese prose, Maung Swe Tint meditatively details the daily life and concerns of an intellectual of the Burma Socialist Programme Party period. Implicit in the story are concerns for survival in that period of oppression, and the fragility of life. The story has been adapted for learners by Nance Cunningham. The book starts with a simplified version, and includes the original version with a translation on facing pages. Explanatory material...
Maung Swe Tint's short story 'Being Eaten Alive on a Cool, Pleasant Winter's Morning' was first published in Shumawa magazine 1981. In clear, well-wri...
