Born in Burma during the Japanese Occupation of World War II, she spent a short childhood in England, before "re-entry" into a tumultuous Burma which forced her to leave. In this memoir she examines her life as a writer.
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Colleagues and compatriots in the Burmese Democracy Movement overseas have called Kyi
May Kaung "A trained social
scientist with the soul of a poet".
In this memoir, Dr.
Kaung with a doctorate in
Political Economy from the University of Pennsylvania, writes about what has motivated her to write poetry,
short stories, novellas, novels, non-fiction, political commentary, self-help
and speculative and historical fiction.
Lavishly illustrated and with a biting sense of humor.
10-26-2016
