Min Thu Wun
| Min Thu Wun | |
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| မင်းသုဝဏ် | |
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| Member-elect of the Burmese House of Representatives for Kamayut Township |
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| Majority | 23,345 (76%) |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Wun 10 February 1909 Kungyangon, Hinthada District, Hanthawaddy Division, British Burma |
| Died | 15 August 2004 (aged 95) Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Political party | National League for Democracy |
| Children | Htin Kyaw |
| Parents | Lwan Pin Mi |
| Alma mater |
Rangoon University Oxford University |
| Occupation | Writer |
Min Thu Wun (Burmese: မင်းသုဝဏ်; 10 February 1909 – 15 August 2004) was a Burmese poet, writer and scholar who helped launch a new age literary movement called Khit-San (Testing the Times) in Burma. He is the father of Htin Kyaw, president of Myanmar since 2016.
Born Maung Wun at Kungyangon in Mon state in 1909, he was of Mon and Bamar (Burman) descent. He started writing poems at the age of 20 for Rangoon College (later Rangoon University) magazine. It was in university that he, along with the other students of Professor Pe Maung Tin – Theippan Maung Wa and Zawgyi, pioneered the Hkit san style of short stories and poems, published in the university magazine, and Ganda Lawka (World of Books) magazine which he edited, under the tutelage of J S Furnivall, founder of the Burma Research Society. The year 1934 saw the publication of Hkit san pon byin (Experimental Tales) – a collection of short stories to test the readers' reaction, written by Zawgyi, Min Thu Wun and Theippan Maung Wa among others. The writing was distinct and novel in style using shorter sentences and moving away from the traditional literary vocabulary.
In 1935 Min Thu Wun received his master's degree in Burmese literature. He went to study at Oxford University, and achieved a bachelor's degree in literature in 1939.
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