Born and Bred in Myanmar: A Book of Five Short Stories - Paperback

by Moe Moe Inya (Author)

Born and Bred in Myanmar is about the life and struggles of rural dwelling youths in Myanmar who, at an early age, have to work to supplement the household income or work alongside their parents to support the family. They often find it difficult to even complete their basic formal education and thus find it hard to break the poverty cycle that their parents have been trapped in. The book portrays the lack of a support system from the government or even support from the family for young people who dream of pursuing a good education in life.

Author Biography

Moe Moe Inya was born in Daik-U in 1944. While attending Yangon University in 1964, she began writing poems under her pseudonym from Inya Dorm. She wrote her first novel, Pyauk-thaw-lann-hmar San-ta-war in 1972 and received the National Literature Award for it in 1974. She also received short novel awards in 1980, 1982 and 1986 for the novel and short novel collections. Her books have been translated into English, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.
Her family owns and runs Sarpaylawka Publishing House, winner of the Lifetime Accomplishment award at the 2020 Publishing Awards.