Saya Zawgyi
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| Native name | ဇော်ဂျီ |
| Born |
Thein Han 12 April 1907 Pyapon, Irrawaddy Division, British Burma |
| Died | 26 September 1990 (aged 83) Myanmar |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater |
University of Rangoon University of Dublin |
| Occupation | Writer, Poet |
| Spouse(s) | Saw Yin |
| Children | Khin Myo Han Khin Hla Han Khin Ohn Han |
| Parent(s) | Yaw Sein Nyunt |
Zawgyi (Burmese: ဇော်ဂျီ, pronounced: [zɔ̀ dʑì]; born Thein Han (သိန်းဟန်, [θéiɴ hàɴ]); 12 April 1907 - 26 September 1990) was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic. He was one of the leaders of the Hkit san (Testing the Times) movement in Burmese literature searching for a new style and content before the Second World War, along with Theippan Maung Wa, Nwe Soe and Min Thu Wun. His first hkit san poetry,Padauk pan (Padauk flower), was published in Hantha Kyemon pamphlet.
His most memorable work was a play titled Maha hsan gyinthu, an adaptation of Molière's Le bourgeois gentilhomme, published in 1934. His most famous poem was Beida lan (The Hyacinth's Way) that traces a journey through life's ups and downs, published in 1963.
Zawgyi was the eldest in a family of nine. He won the Thissawardi Prize (5 gold sovereigns) from the Thissawardi newspaper for the poem "Sittathukha Linga", translated from the English poet Henry Wotton's "The Character of a Happy Life". He went on to the University of Rangoon, passed the intermediate level with credits in Burmese and won the "Tha Doe Aung" prize.
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