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The literature of Myanmar ( Burmese: မြန်မာစာပေ) spans over a millennium. The Burmese language, unlike other Southeast Asian languages (e.g. Thai, Khmer ), adopted words primarily from Pāli rather than from Sanskrit. In addition, Burmese literature tends to reflect local folklore and culture. Burmese literature has ...
Maha Yazawin. The Maha Yazawin, fully the Maha Yazawindawgyi ( Burmese: မဟာ ရာဇဝင်တော်ကြီး, pronounced [məhà jàzəwɪ̀ɰ̃dɔ̀dʑí]) and formerly romanized as the Maha-Radza Weng, [2] is the first national chronicle of Burma / Myanmar. Completed in 1724 by U Kala, a historian at the Toungoo court, it was ...
Daw Kyan. Kyan ( Burmese: ကြန်, pronounced [tɕàɰ̃]; 1 July 1918 – 16 November 2019), known honorifically as Daw Kyan ( Burmese: ဒေါ်ကြန်, pronounced [dɔ̀ tɕàɰ̃] ), was a Burmese historian and writer who specialized in the history of Burma under British colony. [1] She received two civil orders, two lifetime ...
Myanmar Yazawin ( Burmese: မြန်မာ ရာဇဝင်) is a book on Burmese history. First published in 1930, it became the first full-fledged Burmese language Burmese history textbook in British Burma. It was used in Burmese vernacular high schools until the 1950s. The book's first two editions, published in 1930 and 1931, were ...
Khin Lay Myint. Moe Hein. Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay ( Burmese: ဂျာနယ်ကျော် မမလေး [ma̰ ma̰ léi]) is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Burmese writers of the 20th century. Her stories are known for authentic portrayals of modern Burmese society. Along with Ludu Daw Amar, Ma Ma Lay was one of a few female ...
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. Her novella, Life's Dream, Flower's Dream won the 1994 Myanmar National Literature Award for novella. Her short stories collection, Short ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Books about Myanmar" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
288. Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma: The Golden Sheldrake is a book by Ashley South on the history of the Mon people, an ethnic group native to Myanmar (previously known as Burma) and Thailand. Published in 2003, it covers their history from the pre-colonial era up to the time of writing, with an emphasis on the development of Mon ...