Wives and Mothers of the Nation
What did it mean to be a “modern woman” in Myanmar during the colonial period? How were they perceived by a society with strong nationalistic sentiments?
For almost six weeks in a row, two debut novels in the Myanmar language were featured in the top-ten list of the nation’s biggest and most prestigious bookstore, Sar Pay Law Ka.
The book, aptly titled “Burma: A Nation at the Crossroads,” by Benedict Rogers, attempts to tell a “comprehensive, holistic and accessible” story of Myanmar.
