Zawgyi (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zawgyi (writer)

Burmese writer

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1907

Place of Birth: Pyapon, Myanmar

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1990

Profession: writer, historian, translator, critic

Nationality: Myanmar

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Zawgyi (Burmese: ???????, ; born Thein Han (????????, [?éi? hà?]); 12 April 1907 - 26 September 1990) was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic.
His name, Zawgyi is literally a mythical wizard from Burmese folklore.
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.His most memorable work was a play titled Maha hsan gyinthu, an adaptation of Molière's Le bourgeois gentilhomme, published in 1934.
His most famous poem was Beida lan (The Hyacinth's Way) that traces a journey through life's ups and downs, published in 1963.