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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 ...
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.
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.
The National Library of Myanmar, located in Yankin Township, Yangon, is the national library of Myanmar. Established in 1952, the National Library, along with Universities' Central Library, is one of only two research libraries in Yangon. [3] The library houses more than 220,000 books, divided into 10 sections. [1]
Ludu Library possesses a collection of 50,000 books, 210 palm leaf manuscripts and 130 parabaiks, and also special collections of prominent Burmese writers, including Than Tun, Shwe U Daung, and Ludu Sein Win.
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.
Khin Khin Htoo (Burmese: ခင်ခင်ထူး; MLCTS: khin. khin: htoo., IPA: [kʰɪ̀ɰ̃ kʰɪ̀ɰ̃ tʰú]; born 17 December 1965) is a Mandalay-based Myanmar National Literature Award winning writer. Her works are known for their coverage of the traditional Burmese culture, and beauty of Burmese people of Upper Myanmar. She is the ...
Tekkatho Phone Naing (Burmese: တက္ကသိုလ် ဘုန်းနိုင်, 16 January 1930 – 2002) was a famous Burmese writer, primarily known for lovelorn stories that were most popular in the 1950s to 1970s.