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CONTRIBUTORS

Ma Ma Lay, the author of the novel translated here, was one of Burma’s most prominent literary figures. She died in 1982. For more information on Ma Ma Lay, see the Introduction, below.

Margaret Aung-Thwin grew up in British Burma, finishing her college education after World War II. She taught high school English in Rangoon and received a Fulbright grant to visit the United States. Dissatisfied with her country’s educational system, she left Burma, lived for a time in India, and later settled in the United States with her children. She has taught Burmese at Cornell University, and later basic adult education skills to native Americans. Now retired and living in New York City, she teaches adult illiterates and translates Burmese literature.

Anna Allott teaches Burmese at the University of London’s School for Oriental and African Studies. She is widely recognized as an authority on Burmese literature, especially of the modern period, and is the author of a number of articles and book chapters on the subject.

Robert E. Vore recently completed his master’s degree in Southeast Asian Studies at Ohio University. A returned Peace Corps volunteer from the Philippines, he is presently a student in the doctoral program of English and American literature at Washington State University.

William H. Frederick is associate professor of history at Ohio University. A specialist in modern Indonesia, he has long had an interest in bringing translations of modern Southeast Asian literature to the English-speaking public.