Kyaw Win - Interview

Abyu (author's order)

"I don't know if interview literature is a literary term or not. I'm just writing down interviews I've read and liked, thinking about them. I'd like to admit this first."

In fact, I am nothing. No reviewer would be interested in someone who is nothing, and I thought that I did not need to think about being reviewed. In the meantime, I met one or two people who said, “I want to be reviewed.” I was really surprised and asked them honestly what was on my mind. “Wait, why do you want to be reviewed?”... The reviewers did not answer anything. They just looked at me strangely, as if I were a strange creature. I felt a sense of pain in my heart and rephrased my question. “Wait.. what would you be reviewed?” Then they gave me a thoughtful answer. “It is not special. How did you become interested in reading, how do you read, how do you write, etc...” These were “hows” that I had never asked myself. "Do you need to ask? What benefit will the reader get from knowing all this? What kind of person am I to pretend to be a teacher?" A series of questions jumped out at the teachers, making them want to criticize them.

However, I didn't ask any questions. I simply refused, stating my situation. "I'm not qualified to answer your questions, so please don't answer." I don't know what those teachers thought of me. I'm really grateful to them. It was only after meeting them that I thought more deeply about the term "interview."

I think there are two types of “interviews.” The first type is about famous people. Let’s call it a “celebrity interview.” Especially when it comes to artists who are popular with the public. I think the main thing is to know more about the person being interviewed, their life, and their image. This is the type of interview that we often see in magazines and journals.

The second type is a case-oriented interview, which is a type of interview that focuses on a specific issue, concept, or topic. There are interviews with businesspeople, political leaders, and even street urchins. It seems that the interviewee is chosen based on the topic and the context rather than whether the interviewee is a celebrity. Interviews with the famous interviewer “Larry King” would fall into this category. Interviews by “South-end Press” and New Perspectives Quarterly (NPQ) would also fall into this category.

To be honest, the first type of interview is not close to me. I would say it has nothing to do with anything. I thought that the experts I encountered would be people who were focused on this type, so I refused. I am not Kyaw Hein, not Htet Htet Moe Oo, not anything...

The second type of interviews I personally find interesting. It is interesting to read the opinions of people from all walks of life. Sometimes. . . I can also exercise my brain by answering the questions of the interviewer myself. It doesn't have to be a celebrity. It can be anyone from the top to the bottom. I am free to say what I see. It is free.

This is how the interview readers themselves ended up being criticized. The culprit was Ko Ye Moe, the editor of “Beauty” magazine... “Should I put the interview back in Beauty?” “Ha... that’s great.”

When Ko Ye Moe started speaking, I didn't know that Myo Oo would turn to me. He had once been an avid reader of beauty interviews, so he enthusiastically supported him.

“I was thinking of starting a business with you” | I realized it was a robbery after I turned around. So I was afraid and refused.

"Ha... That's not happening. I'm nothing."

"No. I've chosen a topic and then thought about who I'd like to talk to. Don't deny it."

It's my favorite type of interview, so I was a little interested. It's also painful to say no to someone who's so friendly.

"What's the topic?" "Peace.."

I don't want to deny it anymore. I can't deny it anymore. Just hearing it made my lips flutter. It was the time of the Iraq war, and the issue of war and peace that we had been arguing about since we were young was once again in vogue. There was only one thing. Should a novelist like me talk about such an important topic? Last read

I have to be strong in comparison to the other people. Among the interviews I have read, there is a person who is sentenced to death and a person who is a street vendor. I mean, I am a crazy person and a person who is a fool. No problem...

"I will. Allow me one thing. Don't answer as a writer. I don't dare to call myself a writer. So, a middle-aged person's attitude towards peace. Maybe.."

"Teacher, answer as you wish."

This is how we started talking about peace with Ko Ye Moe. It's often based on what we've read and remembered.

In another interview, I felt it was my responsibility to answer his questions, as he was a rare reader of my book. To be honest, both of the interviews I participated in as a subject were not very detailed. I think they were more conversational. However, I was very happy to have the opportunity to talk to young people who seemed to be around twenty years younger than me.

I'm satisfied. I'm happy. I'm grateful to them. Let's go...

I will conclude this article with a thought from the world-famous comedian "Larry King".

Once, a rival critic asked a critic, “Of all the critics you have ever heard of, who did you enjoy the most?”

"Non-celebrities" "Why?"

"Celebrities answer questions in a way that doesn't compromise their "identity." Non-celebrities answer questions based on their feelings."

Ko Ye Moe and others don't know. I think they will like me if I say "Larry King". (Be patient.) I am not a celebrity and I don't need to think about any identity, so I answer as I feel like it. All I can offer to the reader is "honesty".

Kyaw Win 7. 1. 2004. So, the Cold War was also involved in this movement. When it came to preventing a world war, this movement itself became not free from Cold War ideology disputes. As far as I remember, the first split was at the peace conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Two ideas split within the peace movement. The line close to Russia put forward disarmament. The line close to China put forward national liberation movements. Here, I need to talk a little about the background ideas. There are two types of disarmament. One is the proposal for general disarmament to eliminate all nuclear weapons. But the countries that already possess nuclear weapons did not accept this proposal. They already had nine. At the beginning

The United States alone owned it. Then the Soviets also owned it. So they didn't accept it either. They didn't want to destroy what they already had. They didn't want others to have it either. So they changed it to disarmament. The other countries that don't have nuclear weapons don't want that either. With such a monopoly on nuclear weapons, there is no guarantee of world peace. So let's do general disarmament. Otherwise, we will have nuclear weapons too, and the argument has become that.

At that time, not all countries had gained independence. There were countries that were still fighting for independence. For example, in Vietnam, the south was independent, but the mother