Publisher's Synopsis
From the point of view of its "classical" literatures, Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: (1) the Sanskrit region of Cambodia and Indonesia; (2) the region of Burma where Pali, a dialect related to Sanskrit, was used as a literary and religious language; and (3) the Chinese region of Vietnam.
This selection includes fiction (short stories) from several regions in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Burma, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand.