KMY with novice.   Photo by Sonny Nyein     My sincere thanks to good friend Ma Thanegi for providing the following excerpt from her new book, This is Kin Maung Yin.   “The man… KMY, as he often signs his paintings, is more artist than man… the passion of his art suffuses his being [...]

    My favorite short story by U Win Pe. This introduction is very dated as it is from the first edition (1993) of the book INKED OVER, RIPPED OUT : “U Win Pe is generally agreed to be one of Burma’s most popular storytell­ers, whether it be as a film director, a maker of [...]

    Win Pe used to introduce me to friends, “This is Chris. He is my biographer.” He would say it with a twinkle in his eyes, a little smack of his lips and a tilt of his head. A big smile would appear and then a healthy guffaw– poking fun at us both; at [...]