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Wendy Law-Yone

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Mandalay, Myanmar

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Literature & Fiction

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Wendy Law-Yone (born 1947) is a critically acclaimed Burmese American author of novels and short stories.

The daughter of notable Burmese newspaper publisher, editor and politician Edward Michael Law-Yone, Law-Yone was born in Mandalay but grew up in Rangoon. Law-Yone has indicated that her father's imprisonment under the military regime limited her options in the country. She was barred from university, but not allowed to leave the country. In 1967, an attempt to escape to Thailand failed and she was imprisoned, but managed to leave Burma as a stateless person. She relocated to the United States in 1973, settling in Washington D.C. after attending college in Florida. In 1987, she was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Liter...more

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Books by Wendy Law-Yone

Average rating: 3.43 · 53 ratings · 11 reviews · 8 distinct works

	The Coffin Tree 3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Road to Wanting 3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Irrawaddy Tango by Wendy Law-Yone, Amitav Ghosh (Foreword by) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Coffin Tree: A Novel 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	My rating:
	Il Seme Del Papavero 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Tango Birman: Roman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Company Information, A Model Investigation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Company Information: A Model Investigation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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