31. Nu Nu Yi, Smile As They BowThis short novel (translated from Burmese by Alfred Birnbaum and Thi Thi Aye) takes place during the week-long Taungbyon nat religious festival, a annual festival located in a small, rural village which swells dramatically with pilgrims and other people who come to attend. The narration skips between different people ( Read more... )

I'm behind in writing things up and posting here, but here's what I've written up for January so far:

1/(Inwa) Nu Nu Yi: Smile As They Bow (trans. Alfred Birnbaum & Thi Thi Aye)
Burmese novel.
Beautifully written but ultimately shallow short novel about the love affairs of U Ba Si aka Daisy Bond, a gay transgender spirit medium in Burma. Longer ( Read more... )