Maung Htin | |
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မောင်ထင် | |
Born | Htin Fatt (ထင်ဖတ်) 21 March 1909 |
Died | 29 January 2006[1] | (aged 96)
Resting place | Yayway Cemetery |
Nationality | Burmese |
Alma mater | Rangoon University (B.A.) |
Occupation(s) | Writer and journalist |
Parent(s) | Ta Yaung (father) Sein Pwint (mother) |
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]