Maung Htin
| Maung Htin | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | မောင်ထင် |
| Born |
Htin Fatt (ထင်ဖတ်) 20 March 1909 Labutta, Irrawaddy Province, British Burma |
| Died |
29 January 2006 (aged 96)[1] Yangon, Myanmar |
Resting place | Yayway Cemetery |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | Rangoon University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Writer and journalist |
| Parent(s) |
Ta Yaung (father) Sein Pwint (mother) |
Maung Htin (Burmese: မောင်ထင်; born Htin Fatt) was a prolific Burmese writer and journalist, best known for his classic 1947 novel Nga Ba (ငဘ), which portrayed the lives of downtrodden farmers.[2] In 2003, the Government of Myanmar awarded him with a national lifetime achievement award in literature.[1] In 1933, he graduated from Rangoon University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Burmese.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Author Htin Fatt Dies, aged 97". The Irrawaddy. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ Nyunt Win (24 September 2007). "Classic novels find few readers". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ Nyo Htun (March 2009). "ဆရာကြီးမောင်ထင်ရာပြည့်" (in Burmese). Retrieved 8 April 2012.