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Cover of an Arakanese poetry book with selected poems translated into English by Saw Lin

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Arakanese Poetry with English Translations

A published Arakanese poetry book featuring English translations of selected poems.

Language direction
Arakanese → English
Role
English translator of selected poems
Status
Published
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Featured essay

Why I Write

George Orwell reflects on the experiences, pleasures, and convictions that shaped his writing.

Author
George Orwell
Language direction
English → Burmese
Myanmar translation
Saw Lin
First published
1946

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Essay 1946

Why I Write

ကျွန်တော် ဘာကြောင့် စာရေးသလဲ — ဂျော့ချ် အော်ဝဲလ်

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