Min Yu Wai
Min Yu Wai | |
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| Native name | မင်းယုဝေ |
| Born | Win Maung 26 October 1928 Rangoon University, London University and College in Africa |
| Notable awards | Myanmar National Literature Award (1954, 1972, 2011) |
| Spouse | Ngwe Tar Yi |
| Children | Khin Yi Win |
| Parents | Tun Sien (father) Thin (mother) |
Min Yu Wai (
Early life and education
Win Maung, the youngest of eight siblings, was born in
He was educated at Min Kone School, Kandawgyi Township in 1934, Pathein National High School in 1935, a Japanese school in 1941 and Kandawgyi Modern High School in 1942. From 1946 to 1951, he attended
In 1955 and 1956, he attended 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
He previously served as the chief editor at Myat Mingalar Journal from 1985 and at Mingalar Maung Mal Journal from 1989 until his death.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 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 and death
In 1952, he married Ngwe Tar Yi. They had one daughter, Khin Yi Win.
Min Yu Wai died of COVID-19 on 29 July 2021, at age 92.[3]
References
- ^ "မင်းယုဝေ". Yatanarpon (in Burmese). 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Soe Than Lynn (19 December 2012). "Min Yu Wai wins Myanmar's National Literary Award". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "စာေရးဆရာႀကီး မင္းယုေဝ ကြယ္လြန္" (in Burmese). VOA News. 30 July 2021.
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