Mya Than Tint

Mya Than Tint
Mya Than Tint
Born(1929-05-23)23 May 1929
Myaing, Pakokku Township, British Burma
Died18 February 1998(1998-02-18) (aged 68)
Yangon, Myanmar
Pen nameMya Than Tint
Occupationnovelist, translator
Period1949 - 1998
GenreRomance, Short story, Translation
Notable worksDataung Ko Kyaw Ywei, Mee Pinle Ko Hpyat Myi (Across the Mountain of Swords and the Sea of Fire) (1973)
Notable awards1972, 1978, 1989, 1993, 1995: National Literature Award (5 times)
SpouseKhin Ma Ma

Mya Than Tint (Burmese: မြသန်းတင့်; MLCTS: mra. san: tang. [mja̰ θáɰ̃ tɪ̰ɰ̃]; 23 May 1929 – 18 February 1998) was a five-time Myanmar National Literature Award winning Burmese writer and translator.