Saya Zawgyi
(1907-1990)
Burmese writer
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Zawgyi (Burmese: ဇော်ဂျီ, ; born Thein Han (သိန်းဟန်, ); 12 April 1907 - 26 September 1990) was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic. His name, Zawgyi, refers to a mythical wizard from Burmese mythology. He was one of the leaders of the Hkit san (Testing the Times) movement in Burmese literature searching for a new style and content before the Second World War, along with Theippan Maung Wa, Nwe Soe and Min Thu Wun. His first hkit san poetry,Padauk pan (Padauk flower), was published in Hantha Kyemon pamphlet.
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12 April 1907 Pyapon, Irrawaddy Province, British Burma
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26 September 1990 (aged 83) Myanmar
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