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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] Its collection used to have ...
Many articles and ten books including From the Librarian's Window: View of Library and Manuscript Studies and Myanmar Literature (2008) and Aspects of Myanmar History and Culture (2010) Translation (Aesthetic) Nay Win Myint: Yekantha Kyataingaye, translation of The Glass Palace by Amitah Gosh: Collected Short Stories: Ye Shan
The Myanmar National Literature Awards have been presented since 1970. They are for the best works published in the previous year in each category as determined by a selection committee from Sarpay Beikman ("Palace of Literature"), a division of the Ministry of Information that is concerned with promoting books in Burmese and other national languages.
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.
Burma National Literature Awards for Translation (Burmese: အမျိုးသားစာပေဆု - ဘာသာပြန်) is a literary prize awarded each ...
Pages in category "Libraries in Myanmar" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... National Library of Myanmar; P. Pitakataik; Pitakataik (Bagan)
The Myanmar National Literature Awards for Collected Short Stories are an award presented to an author who has written a collection of short stories. This award has been awarded since 1962. This award has been awarded since 1962.
The Burmese Translation Society did not only translate books but also encouraged many other forms of Burmese culture and literature activities. [5] The Society established a free library in Rangoon 1956. By 2011 the library had 50,000 book titles in the main section and another 12,000 book titles in the reference section.