Ju (writer)
| Ju | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ဂျူး |
| Born |
Tin Tin Win (á€á€„်á€á€„်á€á€„်း) 20 September 1958 Yenangyaung, Magway Division, Burma |
| Pen name | Ju |
| Occupation | Writer, physician |
| Language | Burmese |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | Mandalay University of Medicine |
| Period | 1979–present |
| Genre | Romance, short story |
| Notable works | A Hmat T'ya (Remembrance) (1987) |
Ju (Burmese: ဂျူး; born Tin Tin Win on 20 September 1958) is a Burmese novelist,[1][2] well known for her strong, intelligent female characters.
Early life
Ju was born 20 September 1958 in Yenangyaung.[3] She is the third child of U Thaung and Daw Nyain, having five siblings. She graduated from the high school at Yenangyaung in 1975.[3]
Personal life
Despite her interest in writing, upon her mother's prodding, she pursued medical studies at the Mandalay University of Medicine, graduating with an MBBS degree in 1983.[1] She started writing while in medical school University of Medicine, Mandalay and her first short story (ရာဇá€á€„်ထဲမှာမောင့်ကá€á€¯á€‘ားရစ်á€á€²á€·) was published in 1979. Her writing career took off in the late 1980s, with her debut novel, Remembrance (အမှá€á€ºá€á€›), published in 1987.[1][4] The bestseller novel stirred controversy for endorsing Western existentialist philosophy and portraying cohabitating unwed couples.[4][5]
She published fifteen novels (most of them were adapted into films), seven collections of short stories and seven collections of articles on the environment.[5] She currently works as a co-founder of an HIV positive children orphanage and also a participant in the HIV/AIDS Media Initiative and Yadana Metta Foundation.[6] Her writings now focus on environmental conservation.[4]
Works
Novels
- 1987– Amataya – (အမှá€á€ºá€á€›)
- 1990– Myit Toe Ei Maryar – (မြစ်á€á€á€¯á€·á မာယာ)
- 1991– Kaung Kin Ma Par Thaw Nya and other short novels – (ကောင်းကင်မပါသောညနှင့် အá€á€¼á€¬á€¸á€á€á€¹á€‘ုá€á€á€¯á€™á€»á€¬á€¸)
- 1991– Kyae Mwe Twar Thaw Tain Tite Myar Akyaung – (ကြေမွသွားသော á€á€á€™á€ºá€á€á€¯á€€á€ºá€™á€»á€¬á€¸á€¡á€€á€¼á€±á€¬á€„်း)
- 1992– Essential Rain – (မရှá€á€™á€–ြစ်မá€á€¯á€¸)
- 1993– Nanyan Ei Achar Taphat – (နံရံá အá€á€¼á€¬á€¸á€á€…်ဖက်)
- 1994– Main Ma Ta Yaut Ei Phaunt Ha Win Khan Chat – (မá€á€”်းမá€á€…်ယောက်á ဖွင့်ဟá€á€”်á€á€¶á€á€»á€€á€º)
- 1994– Chit Chin Ei Anupyinnyar and other short novels – (á€á€»á€…်á€á€¼á€„်းáအနုပညာနှင့် အá€á€¼á€¬á€¸á€á€á€¹á€‘ုá€á€á€¯á€™á€»á€¬á€¸)
- 1995– Kankyamar Ko Ma Yone Kyi Kya Thu Myar – (ကံကြမ္မာကá€á€¯ မယုံကြည်ကြသူများ)
- 1996– Pinlae Nyint Tu Thaw MainMa Myar – (ပင်လယ်နှင့်á€á€°á€žá€±á€¬ မá€á€”်းမများ)
- 1996– Myit Ta Sin Ko Phat Kyaw Chin – (မြစ်á€á€…်စင်းကá€á€¯ ဖြá€á€ºá€€á€»á€±á€¬á€ºá€á€¼á€„်း)
- 1997– Kyar Tot Thi Lae Maung Sa Kar – (ကြာá€á€±á€¬á€·á€žá€Šá€ºá€œá€Šá€ºá€¸ မောင့်စကား)
- 1997– My Tree – (ကျွန်မá သစ်ပင်)
- 1997– Yar Sa Win Htae Mhar Maung Ko Htar Kae – (ရာဇá€á€„်ထဲမှာမောင့်ကá€á€¯á€‘ားá€á€²á€·)
- 1997– Yae Myaw Thie – (ရေမျောသီး)
- 1998– The Books I read- (ကျွန်မဖá€á€ºá€á€²á€·á€žá€±á€¬ စာအုပ်များ)
- 1999– Sayarwon Ta Yaut Ei Matsu Myar – (ဆရာá€á€”်á€á€…်ယောက်á မှá€á€ºá€…ုများ)
- 2000– Chit Thu Yae Tae Khuon Ma Ye Nya Twe- (á€á€»á€…်သူရေးá€á€²á€· ကျွန်မရဲ့ညá€á€½á€±)
- 2008– Thu Min Ko Bal Tot Mhar – (သူမင်းကá€á€¯ ဘယ်á€á€±á€¬á€·á€™á€¾)
- 2011– Let The More Loving One Be Me- (ပá€á€¯á€á€»á€…်ရá€á€²á€·á€žá€° ကá€á€¯á€šá€ºá€•á€²á€–ြစ်ပါစေ)
- 2014- Sone Nay Yat Nae Lwan Lay chin
Novella
- Kye Taw Nyake Moe Kaw Chin (with Nay Win Myint) – (ကြည်းá€á€±á€¬áŒ မá€á€¯á€¸á€á€±á€«á€ºá€á€¼á€„်း)
References
- 1 2 3 "ဂျူး". Yatanarpon (in Burmese). 25 March 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "50 outstanding Myanmar women". Myanmar Times. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Collections of Magway's Art and Science". 1 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Burma’s Influential Figures". The Irrawaddy. December 2003. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- 1 2 Thanegi (2008). "Selected Myanmar Short Stories". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ju". Retrieved 20 May 2013.