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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. His "sad" stories still represent some of the best popular Burmese story writing in the postwar era.
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.
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.
Phet Sein Kun Taung Shwe Wuttu-to Mya (Burmese: ဖက်စိမ်းကွမ်းတောင် ရွှေဝတ္ထုတိုများ, pronounced [pʰɛʔ séɪɰ̃ ɡʊ́ɰ̃ dàʊɰ̃ ʃwè wʊʔtʰṵ dò mjá]) is a 2003 collection of 15 short stories by Khin Khin Htoo.
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 wife wrote a biography of her husband, an editor. It was the combination of love and art, and that combination made the book unique and interesting.” [2] Not Out of Hate explores the impact of the West on Burmese culture, and it has been translated into other languages (English, Chinese, French, Uzbek and Russian).
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 .
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Help. Pages in category "Novels set in Myanmar" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Letters of an ...