(2) Burmese Short Stories

Myint, Thein Pe, Sweet and Sour Burmese Short Stories, New Delhi : Sterling Publishers, c1999.

Thein Pe Myint is not only one of the famous politicians in Burma but also a popular writer. There are 17 short stories in this book. They are as follows:

1. These are illusions after all,

2. The M.L.A,

3. The Law abiding Bachelor

4. Oil on Troubled Waters

5. The Mali

6. Love in the Sunset

7. Only After Independence

8. The Maximum Clean-up

9. Once upon a Night

10. Singing ones Heart Out

11. My Husband and my money

12. Sweet and Sour

13. Freedom at Last

14. She Broke Her Oars while Rowing

15. Mother

16. The Old Professor's Predicament

17. All is Well, Sir 

He described the stories of men and women caught up in the Dhamma of real life situations with disarming charm, wit and lucidity. It was translated by Usha Narayana, a professional broadcaster and translator in Burmese for the External Services of the All India Radio, into English.