13 Carat Diamond and Other Stories
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13 Carat Diamond and Other Stories is a collection of short stories
by Khin Myo Chit
. It was published in 1969, with a second edition (ISBN 1-933570-52-0) released in October 2005. The collection contains glimpses of the author's life and the culture of Burma, as well as fiction.
The title story, The 13 Carat Diamond, first appeared in The Guardian
magazine in 1955, and was later included in 50 Great Oriental Stories, published by Bantam Classics
. The story describes the author's own experiences in war-time Burma.
The anthology includes the stories:
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Khin Myo Chit
Khin Myo Chit
Khin Myo Chit was a Burmese author and journalist, whose career spanned over four decades. She began her career writing short stories in Burmese for Dagon Magazine in 1934. She worked on the editorial staff of The Burma Journal during anti-colonial movements. After the war, Khin Myo Chit wrote for...
. It was published in 1969, with a second edition (ISBN 1-933570-52-0) released in October 2005. The collection contains glimpses of the author's life and the culture of Burma, as well as fiction.
The title story, The 13 Carat Diamond, first appeared in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
magazine in 1955, and was later included in 50 Great Oriental Stories, published by Bantam Classics
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
. The story describes the author's own experiences in war-time Burma.
The anthology includes the stories:
- The 13-Carat Diamond
- Home-Coming
- The Golden Princess
- Electra Triumphs
- The Ruse
- The Bearer of the Betel Casket
- The Egg and I
- I Believe in Miracles
- Of Mice and Men
- Sweet Airs that Give Delight
- Fortune-Telling is Fun
- The Late Princess Mindat
- Why Writers Write
- A Writer's Prayer
- The Man Who Twirls His Beard
- Chit Pe the Lunatic and Money
- Till the Hair Rots and Falls to the Ground
External links
- ayinepan.com catalogue page
- myanmarbookshop.com page
- Sample pages of the book can be viewed at Google Books