Crossing the Farak RIver ft. Michelle Aung Thin

08/08/2020 45 min
Crossing the Farak RIver ft. Michelle Aung Thin

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Episode Synopsis

Author Michelle Aung Thin was born in Burma at a time of great unrest in the country. Her parents brought her to Ottawa where she grew up. She now lives in Australia and through her work at RMIT University in Melboure, explores many critical aspects of social and cultural life much of it focused on Burma, the country now known as Myanamah. Her latest YA novel "Crossing the Farak River", was released in April 2020 and places us in the centre of some of that important conversation.Find out more about Michelle and her work at https://michelleaungthin.com