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In this Burmese name, the given name is Nat Nwe. There is no family name.
Nat Nwe
နတ်နွယ်
BornHla Myint
1 February 1933
Myitkyina, British Burma
Died11 May 2011 (2011-05-12) (aged 78)
North Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Resting placeYayway Cemetery, Yangon
NationalityBurmese
Occupation(s)Writer, Poet
Known forFounder of Nwe Ni magazine
Parent(s)Ba Wan
Saw Lon
AwardsNational Literature Award

Hla Myint, better known by his pseudonym Nat Nwe (Burmese: နတ်နွယ်), was a prominent Burmese writer, best known as the founder of Nwe Ni, a foreign affairs magazine. He began his career in 1950, after publishing a poem titled "Schoolgirl" (ကျောင်းသူမ) in the Hanthawaddy newspaper. Over the course of his career, he wrote more than 100 novels and translated 20 from other languages into Burmese. He died of natural causes at his home on 11 May 2011 and was cremated at Yayway Cemetery on 13 May.

References

  1. ^ Sanda Lwin (16 May 2011). "Founder of 'Nwe Ni' magazine passes away, aged 78". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. "စာရေးဆရာ နတ်နွယ် ကွယ်လွန်". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese). 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. Myo Thant (11 May 201). "Burmese writer Nat Nwe dies in Rangoon". Mizzima. Archived from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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