Sunday, June 08, 2014

Praise for my novella--The Rider of Crocodiles --

8-29-06

Praise for Rider of Crocodiles: 

BIJAN BAYNE wrote:

You are a tremendous storyteller- as talented as any of the contemporary novelists. The shikho to the East and the prohibition of seeing the king's face remind me of other cultures such as the Islamic or the Japanese. Ditto the decapitated heads on stakes- which was almost universal.
BCB

Manipur king who lost to Alaunghpaya--when he was still U Aung Zeya?

The Manipur king who lost to Alaungpaya during his 1758-59 invasion was Meidingu Gourashyam (Gaurisiam), though Gaurisiam fled, and his brot...