Wendy Law-Yone (Burmese pronunciation: [lɔ́ jòʊɰ̃]; born 1947) is the critically acclaimed Burmese-born American author of A Daughter's Memoir of Burma (Columbia University Press, 2014), Golden Parasol (Chatto & Windus, 2013), The Road to Wanting (Chatto & Windus, 2010), Irrawaddy Tango (Knopf, 1994), and The Coffin Tree (Knopf, 1983).
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.[5] In 1967, an attempt to escape to Thailand failed and she was imprisoned, but managed to leave Burma as a stateless person.[5] She relocated to the United States in 1973, attending Eckerd College for comparative literature and modern languages before receiving a Carnegie Fellowship and settling in Washington, D.C. for thirty years.[2] In 1987, she was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Award for Creative Writing.[6] In 2002, she received a David T.K. Wong Creative Writing Fellowship from the University of East Anglia.[7] Her novel The Road to Wanting was long-listed for the Orange Prize 2011.[8] In 2015, she was Dürrenmatt guest professor at University of Bern, Switzerland.[9]
Law-Yone cites as a strong influence on her writing career her father's love of language, noting that his work as the founder of Burmese English-language newspaper The Nation was a daily factor in her childhood.[10]
Selected bibliography
The Coffin Tree (1983)
Irrawaddy Tango (1993)
The Road to Wanting (2010)
Golden Parasol: A Daughter's Memoir of Burma (2013)
Dürrenmatt and me. Eine Passage von Burma nach Bern (2021, German-English edition)
Aung San Suu Kyi: Politician, Prisoner, Parent (2023)
Further reading
Law-Yone, Wendy. (2010-04-03) "My Father's Burmese Newspaper, The Rangoon Nation",The Guardian.
Yoo, Nancy; Tamara Ho (2000). "Wendy Law-Yone". In King-Kok Cheung (ed.). Words Matter: Conversations with Asian American Writers. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 283–302. ISBN0824822161.
August 22, 2023
wendy, yone, burmese, pronunciation, jòʊɰ, born, 1947, critically, acclaimed, burmese, born, american, author, daughter, memoir, burma, columbia, university, press, 2014, golden, parasol, chatto, windus, 2013, road, wanting, chatto, windus, 2010, irrawaddy, ta. Wendy Law Yone Burmese pronunciation lɔ joʊɰ born 1947 is the critically acclaimed Burmese born American author of A Daughter s Memoir of Burma Columbia University Press 2014 Golden Parasol Chatto amp Windus 2013 The Road to Wanting Chatto amp Windus 2010 Irrawaddy Tango Knopf 1994 and The Coffin Tree Knopf 1983 Wendy Law YoneBorn 1947 04 01 April 1 1947 age 76 1 Mandalay BurmaOccupationwriterNationalityAmericanSpouseJohn RandallChildrenJocelyn Seagrave Sean Seagrave Chad O Connor Bess O ConnorRelativesEdward Law Yone father Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected bibliography 3 Further reading 4 Notes 5 SourcesBiography EditThe daughter of notable Burmese newspaper publisher editor and politician Edward Michael Law Yone 2 Law Yone was born in Mandalay but grew up in Rangoon 3 Her background is diverse with one grandfather a merchant from Yunnan and another a colonial officer from Great Britain 4 Law Yone states that she is half Burman a quarter Chinese and a quarter English 5 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 5 In 1967 an attempt to escape to Thailand failed and she was imprisoned but managed to leave Burma as a stateless person 5 She relocated to the United States in 1973 attending Eckerd College for comparative literature and modern languages before receiving a Carnegie Fellowship and settling in Washington D C for thirty years 2 In 1987 she was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Award for Creative Writing 6 In 2002 she received a David T K Wong Creative Writing Fellowship from the University of East Anglia 7 Her novel The Road to Wanting was long listed for the Orange Prize 2011 8 In 2015 she was Durrenmatt guest professor at University of Bern Switzerland 9 Law Yone cites as a strong influence on her writing career her father s love of language noting that his work as the founder of Burmese English language newspaper The Nation was a daily factor in her childhood 10 Selected bibliography EditThe Coffin Tree 1983 Irrawaddy Tango 1993 The Road to Wanting 2010 Golden Parasol A Daughter s Memoir of Burma 2013 Durrenmatt and me Eine Passage von Burma nach Bern 2021 German English edition Aung San Suu Kyi Politician Prisoner Parent 2023 Further reading EditLaw Yone Wendy 2010 04 03 My Father s Burmese Newspaper The Rangoon Nation The Guardian Law Yone Wendy 2003 08 25 The Outsider Time Magazine Notes Edit American ethnic writers Salem Press 2008 p 679 ISBN 978 1 58765 464 0 a b Yoo and Ho 283 Huang Guiyou 2006 The Columbia Guide to Asian American Literature Since 1945 Columbia University Press p 136 ISBN 0 231 12620 4 SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research PDF 2 1 School of Oriental and African Studies University of London Spring 2004 5 ISSN 1479 8484 Retrieved 2008 10 12 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help a b c Beyond Rangoon an interview with Wendy Law Yone Multi Ethnic Literature of the United States 2002 12 22 Retrieved 2008 10 12 http arts endow gov pub NEA dead link Wendy Law Yone 2002 David T K Wong Fellow University of East Anglia Retrieved 12 November 2008 Retrieved 22 March 2011 in German Retrieved 22 March 2016 Yoo and Ho 286 Sources EditYoo Nancy Tamara Ho 2000 Wendy Law Yone In King Kok Cheung ed Words Matter Conversations with Asian American Writers University of Hawaii Press pp 283 302 ISBN 0824822161 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wendy Law Yone amp oldid 1169931553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
