Awards

• Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2016

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An intriguing snapshot of Rangoon's current literary scene, Wiles' potpourri includes statements by fiction-writers and poets about their careers and work, as well as samples of that work. A welcome addition to our knowledge of a little-recognized but newly vibrant literary field. -- Ward Keeler, The University of Texas at Austin Saffron Shadows is an engrossing, revelatory and humane study of Burma through the eyes, minds, words and hearts of its own writers. A country and a history which is so often mediated through commentary from the outside is is brought to life from the inside out. Ellen Wiles's book is a feat of generosity, intelligent insight and, above all, a love of the written word and a faith in that word to convey truth, beauty and defiance. Saffron Shadows demands to be read not just by those who love Burma but by anyone who values the power of literature. -- Bidisha, writer and BBC broadcaster

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Ellen Wiles is a British writer, human rights lawyer, and scholar specializing in literary culture and cultural ethnography. She lives in London.

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