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Khin Hnin Yu (, ; 7 September 1925 – 21 January 2003) was a two-time Myanmar National Literature Award winner and is considered one of the most influential Burmese women writers. Her stories are known for their realistic portrayals of life in post-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. Khin Hnin Yu attended Myoma High School in Yangon.〔 She died in 2003 at the age of 78.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=A Tribute To Renowned Author Khin Hnin Yu )〕 ==Biography== Khin Hnin Yu was born Khin Su (), 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. She married Kyaw Thaung, a colonel in the Burmese army, in 1950. Her first short story ''Ayaing'' (The Wild) was published in ''Sar Padaytha'' magazine in 1947. In 1950, her first novel ''Nwe Naung Ywet Kyan'' (; Remnant Leaf of Late Summer) was published in ''Shumawa'' magazine. She wrote over 50 novels and most are known for her political views of the parliamentary and military socialist eras (1948-1980s). For 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Myanmar Short Stories (Part 1) )〕 A semi-biographical novel ''Kyunma Chit Thu'' (; My Lover) was banned by Gen. Ne Win's government, and the themes of her later books changed to religion.〔 Khin Hnin Yu died in Yangon on 21 January 2003 at the Yangon General Hospital. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khin Hnin Yu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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