Nat Nwe Explained

Nat Nwe
Birth Name:Hla Myint
Birth Date:1 February 1933
Birth Place:Myitkyina, British Burma
Resting Place:Yayway Cemetery, Yangon
Death Place:North Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Nationality:Burmese
Known For:Founder of Nwe Ni magazine
Occupation:Writer, Poet
Parents:Ba Wan
Saw Lon
Awards:National Literature Award

Hla Myint, better known by his pseudonym Nat Nwe (Burmese: နတ်နွယ်), was a prominent Burmese writer, best known as the founder of Nwe Ni, a foreign affairs magazine.[1] He began his career in 1950, after publishing a poem titled "Schoolgirl" in the Hanthawaddy newspaper.[1] Over the course of his career, he wrote more than 100 novels and translated 20 from other languages into Burmese.[1] He died of natural causes at his home on 11 May 2011 and was cremated at Yayway Cemetery on 13 May.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Founder of ‘Nwe Ni’ magazine passes away, aged 78. Sanda Lwin. 16 May 2011. Myanmar Times. 8 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308115522/http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/575/news57506.html. 8 March 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: 2011-05-11 . စာရေးဆရာ နတ်နွယ် ကွယ်လွန် . 2023-02-26 . BBC News မြန်မာ . my.
  3. News: Burmese writer Nat Nwe dies in Rangoon. Myo Thant. 11 May 201. Mizzima. 8 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120408050101/http://mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5252-burmese-writer-nat-nwe-dies-in-rangoon.html. 8 April 2012.