Narrative Structures in Burmese Folk Tales By Soe Marlar Lwin

Acknowledgments

I am indebted to Maung Htin Aung (Dr Htin Aung) for his invaluable collections and translation of Burmese folk tales. His works on Burmese culture have been an inspiration for this study of narrative structures in Burmese folk tales. I would like to thank Sterling Publishers, Oxford University Press (India), and Oxford University Press (U.K.) for their permissions to use these tales in my study.

I am also thankful to A/P Ismail Talib for his guidance, encouragement, and help throughout the length of my studies at the National University of Singapore. My research interests in narrative structures, folk tales, and oral storytelling have grown vastly under his valuable supervision. My thanks also go to the reviewers of this book for their insightful comments and suggestions.