Nat Nwe |
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| Born | Hla Myint
1 February 1933
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| Died | 11 May 2011 (2011-05-12) (aged 78)
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| Resting place | Yayway Cemetery, Yangon |
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| Nationality | Burmese |
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| Occupation(s) | Writer, Poet |
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| Known for | Founder of Nwe Ni magazine |
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| Parent(s) | Ba Wan
Saw Lon |
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| Awards | National Literature Award |
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Hla Myint, better known by his pseudonym Nat Nwe (Burmese: နတ်နွယ်), was a prominent Burmese writer, best known as the founder of Nwe Ni, a foreign affairs magazine.[1] He began his career in 1950, after publishing a poem titled "Schoolgirl" (ကျောင်းသူမ) in the Hanthawaddy newspaper.[1] Over the course of his career, he wrote more than 100 novels and translated 20 from other languages into Burmese.[1] He died of natural causes at his home on 11 May 2011 and was cremated at Yayway Cemetery on 13 May.[2][3]
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