Maung Htin

Maung Htin (Burmese: မောင်ထင်; born Htin Fatt) was a prolific Burmese writer and journalist, best known for his classic 1947 novel Nga Ba (ငဘ), 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]

Maung Htin
မောင်ထင်
Born
Htin Fatt (ထင်ဖတ်)

21 March 1909
Labutta, Irrawaddy Province, British Burma
Died29 January 2006 (2006-01-30) (aged 96)[1]
Yangon, Myanmar
Resting placeYayway Cemetery
NationalityBurmese
Alma materRangoon University (B.A.)
OccupationWriter and journalist
Parent(s)Ta Yaung (father)
Sein Pwint (mother)

References
  1. "Author Htin Fatt Dies, aged 97". The Irrawaddy. 31 January 2006. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. Nyunt Win (24 September 2007). "Classic novels find few readers". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. Nyo Htun (March 2009). "ဆရာကြီးမောင်ထင်ရာပြည့်" (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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