Min Yu Wai

Min Yu Wai (Burmese: မင်းယုဝေ; born Win Maung 26 October 1928) is a prolific Burmese writer.[1] He was awarded the 2011 Burma National Literature Award for lifetime achievement on 14 December 2012.[2]

Min Yu Wai
Native name
မင်းယုဝေ
BornWin Maung
26 October 1928 (1928-10-26) (age 92)
Kangyidaunt, Irrawaddy Division, British Burma
OccupationWriter
LanguageBurmese
NationalityMyanmar
Alma materRangoon University , London University and College in Africa
Notable awardsMyanmar National Literature Award (1954,1972,2011)
SpouseNgwe Tar Yi
ChildrenKhin Yi Win
ParentsTun Sien (father)
Thin (mother)

Early life and education

He was born in Kangyidaut, Irrawaddy Division, British Burma on September 26, 1927 and given the birth name Win Maung. His father was U Tun Saine and his mother was Daw Thin. He was the youngest of eight siblings.

He was educated at Min Kone School, Kandawgyi Township (1934), Pathein National High School (1935), the Japanese School (1941) and Kandawgyi Modern High School (1942) . From 1946 to 1951, he gratuated from Rangoon University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

In 1955 and 1956, he attended at University of London, studied Oriental and at College in Africa, studied Dictionaries.

Careers

He served as the Senior staff officer of the Ministry of Information (1951) and as Insein District Superintendent (1952) and in 1953 as a librarian at the Department of Literature and the 1954 Assistant Professor at the Yangon University Translating and Publishing Department.

After returning from London as a foreign studies student, he worked as an assistant editor at the Yangon University Translation Center. From 1960 to 1968, he served as editor in charge of Ngwe Tar Yi Magazine.

He is currently serves as the chief editor at Myat Mingalar Journal from 1985 to present day and at Mingalar Maung Mal Journal from 1989 to present day.

Awards
Year Award Category Work Result
1954 Myanmar National Literature Award Sarpay Beikhman translation award Aesop's Fables Won
1972 Myanmar National Literature Award collection of poems "Water Fetching Time" Won
2011 Myanmar National Literature Award lifetime achievement Won

Personal life

In 1952, he married Ngwe Tar Yi. They have one daughter, Khin Yi Win.

References
  1. "မင်းယုဝေ". Yatanarpon (in Burmese). 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. Soe Than Lynn (19 December 2012). "Min Yu Wai wins Myanmar's National Literary Award". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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