Background
He was born at Htai Ku Myit Tan Village (Mon), Kyaiklat Township, Ayeyarwaddy Region on 10 May 1919.
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Dagon Taya
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He completed high school in 1937 and studied at Rangoon University from 1937 to 1940.
Career
His other pen names were Myaing Thazin, Maung Nan Nwe, Saw Htut, U Toe, Maung Linn Htet, Banya Thiha and U Dagon. He published Taya (Star) Magazine in December 1946. He edited Oh Way Magazine, Sarpay Thit (New Literature) Magazine and Gandawin (Classics) Journal.
Some of his famous works are May, Irrawaddy-Yangtze-Volga, Kyaban Yayzin, Literary Theory, Literary Criticism, Literary Movements, Our Age Will Certainly Come One Day, Bewildered Spring Nights, Profiles Sketches at a Glance, Words, A Patch of Oil, A Harp String and Velvet Curtain.
He witnessed and participated in the country"s independence struggle as a student activist. He was one of the chairmen of the Rangoon University Student Union.
He was detained in the Insein prison for three years and three months. He issued an appeal which strongly opposed the Myitsone Dam Project in September 2011.
He was honored with Manhae Peace Prize from South of Korea for his literature, leadership for young people and dedication to democracy and peace in August 2013.
He died at Aungban, Shan State in the afternoon of 19 August 2013.
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Burmese