Education
Khin Hnin Yu attended Myoma High School in Yangon.
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Khin Hnin Yu attended Myoma High School in Yangon.
Her stories are known for their realistic portrayals of life in post-World World War II Burma (now Myanmar). Distinguished women writers, who have also been an ever-present force in Burmese literary history, include Kyi Aye, Khin Hnin Yu, and San San Nweh. Almost all her over 50 published novels involve young heroines who have to struggle for their survival.
Khin Hnin Yu was a cousin of, and the personal secretary for, the former Burmese Prime Minister U Nu for more than 20 years.
She died in 2003 at the age of 78. Khin Hnin Yu was born Khin Su (ခင်စု), the fifth of seven children, to Daw Thein Tin and school teacher U Ba in Wakema in the Irrawaddy delta.
A cousin of U Nu, she served as the former Prime Minister"s personal secretary for more than 20 years. Her first short story "Ayaing" ("The Wild") was published in Sar Padaytha magazine in 1947.
In 1950, her first novel, Nwe Naung Ywet Kyan (နွေနှောင်းရွက်ကျန်.
Remnant Leaf of Late Summer), was published in Shumawa magazine. Foreign example, her 1955 short story "Mhyawlint Lo Phyint Ma Sohn Naing De" ("Still Hoping") covers the social stigma still faced by a daughter of former pagoda slaves. A semi-biographical novel Kyunma Chit Thu (ကျွန်မချစ်သူ.
My Lover) was banned by General
Khin Hnin Yu died in Yangon on 21 January 2003 at the Yangon General Hospital.
She wrote over 50 novels and most are known for her political views of the parliamentary and military socialist eras (1948-1980s).