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List Of Burmese Writers
Writers have been adding to Burmese literature for over a millennium. In the period since History of Myanmar#Independent Burma, self-government in 1948, Burmese writers have frequently had to face censorship imposed under socialist and military governments. A * Aung Thin * Aye Aye Win B * Ba Shin *Ba Than (historian) *Bamaw tin aung Lin Yone C * Chan Nyein(Han Thar Waddy) D * Dagon Khin Khin Lay * Dagon Taya E Baker Street tube station, Empire Mergui F Merguir Bardisbanian, Fundation of Mergui G H * Hla Pe * Hmawbi Saya Thein * Hsu Shin * Htin Gyi I J * Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay * Chit Maung, Journal Kyaw U Chit Maung * James Hla Kyaw * Ju (writer), Ju K * Professor Dr. Daw Kay Thi Tun or Kay Thi Tun * Khin Sein Hlaing * khin maung Nyo * Khin Khin Htoo * Khin Maung Nyunt * Khin Myo Chit * Khin Hnin Yu * Kyi Aye * Ko Tar L * Edward Michael Law-Yone * Ludu Daw Amar * Ludu Sein Win * Ludu U Hla * Linkar Ye Kyaw M * Mahar Swe * Ma Sandar * Ma Thanegi * Ma Thida * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Literature
The literature of Burma (or Myanmar) spans over a millennium. Burmese literature was historically influenced by Indian and Thai cultures, as seen in many works, such as the ''Ramayana''. 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 historically been a very important aspect of Burmese life steeped in the Pali Canon of Buddhism. Traditionally, Burmese children were educated by monks in monasteries in towns and villages. During British colonial rule, instruction was formalised and unified, and often bilingual, in both English and Burmese known as Anglo-Vernacular. Burmese literature played a key role in disseminating nationalism among the Burmese during the colonial era, with writers such as Thakin Kodaw Hmaing, an outspoken critic of British colonialism in Burma. Beginning soon afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hla Kyaw
James Hla Kyaw (1866-1919), also known as U Hla Kyaw ( my, ဦးလှကျော်), was a pioneer Burmese novelist and author of the first Burmese novel titled ''Maung Yin Maung, Ma Me Ma''. Burmese novels had existed before but they were written in verse not in prose. Most of these novels were based on Buddhism, myth and legend and history of Burma; therefore there were no novels that were based on everyday lives like ''Maung Yin Maung, Ma Me Ma''. Personal life and death Born in 1866 to a Buddhist family, James Hla Kyaw converted to Christianity after his parents died when he was young, and he was sent to live with his uncle's family who were also Christian converts. James Hla Kyaw was a bright student at school, and he went on to pass many examinations including law. He married four times. His first wife was Ma Khin Htay Ngwe with whom he had two children but later separated. He had no children with his second or third wife, and he died while he was married to his fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludu Daw Amar
''Ludu'' Daw Amar (also Ludu Daw Ah Mar; my, လူထုဒေါ်အမာ, ; 29 November 1915 – 7 April 2008) was a well known and respected leading dissident writer and journalist in Mandalay, Burma. She was married to fellow writer and journalist Ludu U Hla and was the mother of popular writer Nyi Pu Lay. She is best known for her outspoken anti-government views and radical left wing journalism besides her outstanding work on traditional Burmese arts, theatre, dance and music, and several works of translation from English, both fiction and non-fiction. Student writer and activist Born into an old established Mandalay family that traded in tobacco and manufactured cheroots, Amar was the fourth in a family of twelve, of whom only six survived to adulthood. She was educated at the American Baptist Mission School and subsequently the National High School under the headmaster Abdul Razak who later became the Education Minister in Aung San's cabinet and was assassinated w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Michael Law-Yone
Edward Michael Law-Yone (, nicknamed Ed Law-Yone; February 5, 1911 – June 27, 1980) was a Burmese journalist and official of Burma and then of the Burmese government-in-exile, as well as an author. He was born in Kamaing, Myitkyina District (now part of Kachin State), British Burma. Educated at Saint Peters' School (now Basic Education High School No. 9) in Mandalay, at 16 he went to work as a clerk in the Burma-China border frontier service. He joined the Burma Railways in 1930 as a probationer and by 1938 was in charge of the rates and commercial section, traveling in that year over the recently constructed Burma Road to survey the route proposed for linking the Burma and Yunnan-Indochina Railways. In August 1948, he founded ''The Nation'', Burma's most influential English language newspaper, and served as its chief editor, until his 5-year detention, following Ne Win's coup d'état in 1962. In a 1957 interview with American news broadcast ''See It Now'', he said: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Tar
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Kyi Aye
Kyi Kyi Tin-Myint, known by her pen name Kyi Aye ( my, ကြည်အေး) was a Burmese poet, novelist, and short story writer. Born in Yangon, she studied at University of Medicine and University of Yangon. She is credited as one of the most influential Burmese writers for several generations, however, her works remain largely unknown outside Burmese language. Life and career Kyi Kyi was born in British Burma's Hledan, Yangon district on 13 December 1929, the third child of U Han and Daw Ngwai Yon. In 1948, the year Burma regained its independence from the British, she began attending Rangoon University. She began as a medical student, but changed course in her third year, finishing school with a bachelor of arts instead. She received her BA from University of Yangon with a major in English literature. In 1953, she married a bank manager Tin Myint. After the marriage, she managed to work as a lecturer in the English Department of Yangon University and resumed her interrup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khin Hnin Yu
Khin Hnin Yu (, ; 7 September 1925 – 21 January 2003) was a two-time Myanmar National Literature Award winner. She is considered one of the most influential Burmese women writers. Her stories are known for their realistic portrayal of life in post-World War II Burma (now Myanmar). She is an early member of Distinguished women writers, who represent an ever-present force in Burmese literary history, along with Kyi Aye and San San Nweh. Almost all her over 50 published novels involve young heroines who had to struggle for their survival. Khin Hnin Yu was a cousin of, and the personal secretary for, the former Burmese Prime Minister U Nu for more than 20 years. Khin Hnin Yu attended Myoma High School in Yangon. She died in 2003 at the age of 78. Biography Khin Hnin Yu was born Khin Su (), the fifth of seven children, to Daw Thein Tin and school teacher U Ba in Wakema in the Irrawaddy delta. A cousin of U Nu, she served as the former Prime Minister's personal secretary for more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khin Myo Chit
Khin Myo Chit ( my, ခင်မျိုးချစ်, ; 1 May 1915 – 2 January 1999) was a Burmese author and journalist, whose career spanned over four decades. She began her career writing short stories in Burmese for ''Dagon Magazine'' in 1934. She worked on the editorial staff of ''The Burma Journal'' during anti-colonial movements. After the war, Khin Myo Chit wrote for ''The Oway'', a Burmese newspaper. National activism Her birth name was Khin Mya. She started her work in Burmese culture, literature and politics in the 1300 Movement. She acted as deputy head of the Women's Front of the 1300 Movement which demanded self-rule at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon (now Yangon) on 29 January 1939. Starting from that moment, she adopted the name, Khin Myo Chit. Journalism After the 1300 Movement, Khin Myo Chit started writing in many patriotic Burmese papers, including the '' Deedoke Journal''. She graduated from the University of Rangoon in 1952, and served as an edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khin Maung Nyunt
Khin Maung Nyunt ( my, ခင်မောင်ညွန့်; born 13 May 1929) is a Burmese writer and historian. Birth and education Khin Maung Nyunt was born in Mandalay on May 13, 1929. He joined Mandalay College in 1948, and graduated with a B.A. degree in 1952. He obtained the position of Tutor at Yangon University in the Department of Modern History and Political Science and by 1954 obtained a B.A. from Yangon University which was followed by an M.A. a year later. In 1956 he won a scholarship from the Myanmar government to pursue postgraduate studies overseas at the London School of Economics, where he obtained a Doctorate in International Relations in 1960. Career From 1961 to 1975 Khin Maung Nyunt was Senior Lecturer and Departmental Head in Mawlamyine College. In 1976 he was transferred to the Ministry of Culture and was appointed Director-General of both the Fine and Performing Arts Department and the Myanmar Historical Research Department. In 1982 he was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khin Khin Htoo
Khin Khin Htoo (, ; 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 only one daughter of the 6 siblings. She is married to Nay Win Myint, also a writer. She has a daughter named Phway Phway Nay Win Myint. Khin Khin Htoo entered the Burmese literary scene in 1993 with the short story ''Pann Pan Ba Ya Ze'' (; Please Let Me Wear the Flower). She has written over one hundred short stories and numerous articles on sports, one of her hobbies. Her novellas has been directed as films. “Kyo Tann”, “Pan Kyar Wut Hmone”, “Mingalar Hlae” and upcoming “Kha Mae Kyo” are films based on her novellas. She is most well-known for her novel “Ma Eain Kan” (Miss Eain Kan) a suspense, true story of a beautiful woman of greed. Many people admired her as she is rated as one of the best female authors in Myan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khin Maung Nyo
Khin is a classical membranophone used in Newar music. Khin are played in pair putting on lap by the players facing each other. A Khin is made of a hollow wooden trunk with membrane covering both sides. The right side is covered with cow skin, while the left side is covered with goat skin. Both sides are attached with a black tuning paste Syahi (also known as gaab, ank, satham or karanai) is the tuning paste applied to the head of many South Asian percussion instruments like the dholki, jori, tabla, madal, mridangam, khol and pakhavaj. Overview Syahi is usually black in col ... called ''khau''. The right hole of the trunk is narrower than the left one, and thus sound produced from the right side is sharper than the sound from left side. It is played during 'Bhajans' and different festivals also like 'Ghintanghisi' and others. References Newar Membranophones Drums of Nepal {{Membranophone-instrument-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khin Sein Hlaing
Khin is a classical membranophone used in Newar music. Khin are played in pair putting on lap by the players facing each other. A Khin is made of a hollow wooden trunk with membrane covering both sides. The right side is covered with cow skin, while the left side is covered with goat skin. Both sides are attached with a black tuning paste Syahi (also known as gaab, ank, satham or karanai) is the tuning paste applied to the head of many South Asian percussion instruments like the dholki, jori, tabla, madal, mridangam, khol and pakhavaj. Overview Syahi is usually black in col ... called ''khau''. The right hole of the trunk is narrower than the left one, and thus sound produced from the right side is sharper than the sound from left side. It is played during 'Bhajans' and different festivals also like 'Ghintanghisi' and others. References Newar Membranophones Drums of Nepal {{Membranophone-instrument-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |