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Myanmar National Literature Award (1994, 1999, 2002) Ma Sandar ( Burmese : မစန္ဒာ ; born 4 September 1947) is a well known Burmese writer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With a clear and engaging style, her works reflect the daily struggles of the people living in Myanmar .
[5] [6] Myanmar Book Centre supplies books and educational materials to 98% of the country's libraries, schools, and universities. [ 6 ] After the 2008 Cyclone Nargis , Thant Thaw Kaung succeeded his father to become head of the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation, which seeks to preserve Burmese manuscripts and books.
Chit Oo Nyo was born Kyaw Swar on 30 December 1947 in Mandalay, Myanmar, the oldest of the seven children, to parents U Shwe Daung Nyo and Daw Sein Yin. [2] Called Kyaw Kyaw when young, [1] he grew up with stories told by his grandma, Daw Aye Kyin, a headmistress at a primary school. When he learnt reading at school, he visited the school ...
The Glass Palace Chronicle of the Kings of Burma is the only English language translation of the first portions of Hmannan Yazawin, the standard chronicle of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Hmannan was translated into English by Pe Maung Tin and Gordon H. Luce in 1923, who gave it its English name.
The book was based on Ba Than's many years' experience as a history teacher, and the research he had done over the years. He had consulted several Burmese chronicles, primarily Hmannan Yazawin and Maha Yazawin, Burmese history books written by British historians (including A.P. Phayre, S.W. Cocks and G.E. Harvey) as well as English translations of Siamese and Lan Na history. [1]
The Bernard Free Library was established on 21 February 1883 when the Commissioner of Lower Myanmar (Lower Burma), Sir Charles Edward Bernard opened a library, with his collection of books, pre-colonial historical manuscripts, and literary works, in the centre of Rangoon (presently No 1 Basic Education High School, Latha Township).
Born Mya Than on 23 May 1929 in Myaing, Pakokku Township, Magway Division, Myanmar, he was the eldest of seven children to Paw Tint and his wife Hlaing.. Mya Than Tint entered Rangoon University in 1948, the year Burma gained independence from Great Britain, and received a degree in philosophy, political science and English literature in 1954.
Ponnya Khin was born on 22 September 1972 in the Irawaddy Delta town of Kyaunggon in Bassein District (now Pathein). At the age of 19, became a village primary school teacher while studying for her degree.