International literary festival opens in Myanmar

Myanmar’s first international literary festival opens Friday in Yangon, bringing together dozens of authors from around the world, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar’s first international literary festival opens Friday in Yangon, bringing together dozens of authors from around the world, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Belatedly, we read the guidebook and realized that we had ignored some very good advice. Fifteen months ago, we took the sleeper train from Yangon to Old Bagan, a horrific 16-hour ride.