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Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile. "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo. This entire site copyright Kyi May Kaung unless indicated otherwise.

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Another novel, like the "Dreaming Boudicca" novely by Manda Scott, which presents major characters as gay--

https://www.amazon.com/Song-Achilles-Novel-Madeline-Miller/dp/0062060627/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=#customerReviews

I liked Mary Renault stories, but now I think it's been overdone (in fiction and plays).

But it's a NYT bestseller and about 60% 5 star reviews out of 000s, so who's to quibble.

8-19-2019