Nan Nyunt Swe

Nan Nyunt Swe
Born	Aung Thein 1923 Yathar village, Prome District, British Burma
Died	14 July 2010 (aged 87) Yangon, Myanmar
Pen name	Thukhamein
Occupation	Writer
Spouse	Hla Kyi
Children	Thura, Teza, Wunna

Nan Nyunt Swe (Burmese: နန်းညွန့်ဆွေ, IPA: [náɴ ɲ̥ʊ̰ɴ sʰwè]; 1923 – 14 July 2010), born Aung Thein, was a distinguished Burmese writer, writing over 1,200 poems and 800 articles throughout his sixty-year-long career, focusing primarily on music and classic literature.^[1] In 1955, he married fellow writer Hla Kyi, who had the pen name Yuwadi Kyi Oo. He died on 14 July 2010 of natural causes.^[2] He published four novels in his career: Myitta Tay Than Kabya Mya (1961), Sasoman Kabya Mya (1978), Anu Pyinna Aman (1980), and Pale Myeikson Kabya Mya (1995).^[1] His son Thura, better known by his stage name Zarganar, is a well-known comedian.

References

1. Zon Pann Pwint (19 July 2010). "Poet and writer Nan Nyunt Swe passes away, aged 87". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
2. Ko Htwe (15 July 2010). "Nan Nyunt Swe Dies". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 8 April 2012.