A review by rebeccazh
Names for Light: A Family History by Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint

4.0

3.5 stars rounded up. Like others have mentioned, this is a lyrical, almost dream-like reflection/memoir about the author's personal/familial history. There are themes about memory, language, place/movement/belonging/displacement conveyed through the sparse prose, blank spaces, and deliberately vague narrators. As I read this in multiple sittings, it took me a while to connect the different narrators and characters.