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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

First published by Allen & Unwin in 2019

Text © Michelle Aung Thin 2019

Series concept © Series Creator and Series Editor: Lyn White 2019

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ISBN 978 1 76063 728 6

eISBN 978 1 76087 179 6

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Cover design concept by Bruno Herfst & Vincent Agostino

Cover design by Sandra Nobes

Cover photos: portrait by Julian Shnider; sunrise in Rakhine State by Pravit Unphet/Shutterstock

Text design by Bruno Herfst & Vincent Agostino

Map of Myanmar by Guy Holt

Set by Midland Typesetters, Australia