Inked Over, Ripped Out: Burmese Storytellers and the Censors

by Anna J. Allott

Genres: Short Stories

85 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[Ef · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first time reading Burmese stories. Some stories reminds me of the current political situation in Indonesia which is the democracy feels like a myth. My favorite story was the one written by San San Nweh “The Children Who Play in the Back Alleyways”. This story was not passed the censorship of Press Scrutiny Board back then.

[Prathyush Parasuraman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives a sense of what it is like to write about a nation allegorically, yet ironically. The introductions were helpful to grasp- the stories themselves were ephemeral.