Acknowledgments
Prologue
Burma
"Thadun," Ne Win Myint
"Clean, Clear Water," U Win Pe
"An Umbrella," Ma Sandar
"An Unanswerable Question," Daw Ohn Khin
Cambodia
"Just a Human Being," Anonymous
"A Khmer Policeman's Story: A Goddamn
Rich Man of the New Era," Yur Karavuth
"My Sister," Mey Son Sotheary
Indonesia
"The Silent Center of Life's Day," Pramoedya Ananta Toer
"Interview with Ravana," Yudhistira ANM Massardi
"The Mysterious Shooter Trilogy": (1) "KILLING SONG"; (2) "THE SOUND
OF RAIN ON ROOF TILES"; (3) "GRRRR!", Seno Gumira Ajidarma
"The Purification of Sita," Leila S. Chudori
Laos
"Death Price," Outhine Bounyavong
"A Bar at the Edge of a Cemetery," Bunthanaung Somsaiphon
Malaysia
"The Kling-Kling Woman," K. S. Maniam
"Two Brothers," Suchen Christine Lim
"Delirium," Shahnon Ahmad
"Dance of the Bees," Noraini Md. Yusof
Negara Brunei Darussalam
"The Plankway," P. H. Muhammad Abdul Aziz
"Foolish," Aminah Haji Momin
Singapore
"A Personal History of an Island," Gopal Baratham
"Sex, Size and Ginseng," Mary Loh
"Painting the Eye," Philip Jeyaretnam
Thailand
"And the Grass Is Trampled," Atsiri Thammachoti
"Sita Puts Out the Fire," Sri Daoruang
"The Family in the Street," Sila Khomchai
The Philippines
"The Painting," Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo
"The Music Child," Alfred A. Yuson
"The Mayor of the Roses," Marianne Villanueva
"Mother Lily and the Mail-Order Groom," Paulino Lim Jr.
Vietnam
"Tu Ben the Actor," Nguyen Cong Hoan
"You Must Live," Khai Hung
"Unsettled," Vo Phien
"The Story of an Actress," Duong Thu Huong
Glossary
Suggested Readings
Notes on Translators