Maung Htin Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Author Htin Fatt Dies, aged 97. https://archive.today/20130415085559/http://www2.irrawaddy.org/print_article.php?art_id=5334. dead. 15 April 2013. 31 January 2006. The Irrawaddy. 2 May 2012.
  2. News: Classic novels find few readers. Nyunt Win. 24 September 2007. Myanmar Times. 10 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130128234158/http://www.mmtimes.com/no385/n011.htm. 28 January 2013. dead.
  3. News: ဆရာကြီးမောင်ထင်ရာပြည့်. Nyo Htun. March 2009. 8 April 2012. my. https://archive.today/20121225222628/http://burmadigest.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/sayargyi-maung-htin-centenary-burmese/. 25 December 2012. dead.