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Ethnic literature in ... Burma

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       It's hard enough to find anything translated from the Burmese (see also the few offerings at the complete review), but there are also several large minority cultures in Burma with distinct languages that you never see anything in translation from. As Douglas Long reports in The Myanmar Times there's at least hope for a glimpse now, as the local British Council have started the 'Hidden Words Hidden Worlds'-project -- as Two-year project aims to promote ethnic literature.
       There's a bit more at sadaik -- 'an online manuscript chest for all things literary in Burma' that's certainly also worth keeping an eye on.

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