Maung Htin | |
Birth Name: | Htin Fatt |
Birth Date: | 21 March 1909 |
Birth Place: | Labutta, Irrawaddy Province, British Burma |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Yangon, Myanmar |
Resting Place: | Yayway Cemetery |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Occupation: | Writer and journalist |
Parents: | Ta Yaung (father) Sein Pwint (mother) |
Alma Mater: | Rangoon University (B.A.) |
Maung Htin (Burmese: မောင်ထင်; born Htin Fatt) was a prolific Burmese writer and journalist, best known for his classic 1947 novel Nga Ba, 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]