Aung Thin (; 17 April 1927 – 25 October 2014) was a Lifetime National Literary Award-winning writer in

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(Burma) known for his continuous encouraging of youth to become a righteous man.

Biography

He was born on 17 April 1927 in

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. His first article, ''Breaking

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Prison'' was printed in ''Myawaddy Magazine'' in 1959. He became a tutor at Rangoon University (

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) in 1962 but he refused to join

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. He worked for Mawlamyaing Degree College,

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and the University of Yangon as a lecturer in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrote more than 50 books on genres of ethical conducts, cultural knowledge and motivation of youth inspiration. He was awarded with lifetime National Literary Award in 2012. He had spoken 200 over literature talks across not only in local but also in oversea like in Singapore etc. He was one of the founders of

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of Yangon together with

Thukha Thukha (, ; 14 January 1910 – 7 December 2005) was a six-time Burmese Academy Award winning film director, writer, song writer, script writer, film actor and film producer. His film production company, Thukha Films Company, won Best Pi ...

and

Kyaw Thu Kyaw Thu (, ; born 2 November 1959) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film actor and film director. One of the top leading men of Burmese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, Kyaw Thu has starred in over 200 films and has directed several ...

in 2001. He died on 25 October 2014 at San Chaung,

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References

1927 births 2014 deaths Burmese writers University of Yangon alumni People from Magway Division {{Myanmar-writer-stub