Nan Nyunt Swe | |
Birth Name: | Aung Thein |
Birth Place: | Prome District, British Burma |
Death Place: | Yangon, Myanmar |
Pseudonym: | Thukhamein |
Occupation: | Writer |
Spouse: | Hla Kyi |
Nan Nyunt Swe (my|နန်းညွန့်ဆွေ, in Burmese pronounced as /náɰ̃ ɲ̥ʊ̰ɰ̃ sʰwè/; 1923 – 14 July 2010), born Aung Thein, was a distinguished Burmese writer, writing over 1,200 poems and 800 articles throughout his sixty-year-long career, focusing primarily on music and classic literature.[1] In 1955, he married fellow writer Hla Kyi, who had the pen name Yuwadi Kyi Oo. He died on 14 July 2010 of natural causes.[2] He published four novels in his career: Myitta Tay Than Kabya Mya (1961), Sasoman Kabya Mya (1978), Anu Pyinna Aman (1980), and Pale Myeikson Kabya Mya (1995).[1] His son Thura, better known by his stage name Zarganar, is a well-known comedian.