Maung Htin
| Maung Htin | |
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| Native name | မောင်ထင် |
| Born |
Htin Fatt (ထင်ဖတ်) 20 March 1909 Labutta, Irrawaddy Province, British Burma |
| Died |
29 January 2006 (aged 96) Yangon, Myanmar |
| Resting place | Yayway Cemetery |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | Rangoon University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | 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. In 2003, the Government of Myanmar awarded him with a national lifetime achievement award in literature. In 1933, he graduated from Rangoon University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Burmese.
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