Ma Sandar

Ma Sandar (Born: 1947 September 04) is a well known Burmese writer. With a clear and engaging style, her works reflect the daily struggles of the people living in Myanmar. Her novella, 'Life's dream, flower's dream' won the 1994 National Literary award for novella. Her short stories collection, 'Short stories collection 3' won the 1999 National Literary award for short stories collection. Another novella, 'Hexagon' won the award 2002 National Literary award for novella.

Early Life and Education

She was born in Yangon and attended an All-Girls high school. She graduated in 1965, and her first short stoy, 'Me, the Teacher' was published in a magazine in the same year. She attended Rangoon Institute of Technology with a major in architecture. After graduating, she worked in the Ministry of Construction, Architecture Team 2. Her first novel 'Don't know because of youth' was published in 1972. Throughout her life, she has produced so far, over 100 short short stories and short stories, 2 novellas and 13 novels. ^[1] ^[2]

Novels

Don't know because of youth

Novella

'Life's dream, flower's dream'
Hexagon

Short stories

'Short stories collection 3'
'Me, the Teacher'

Awards

In 1994, National Literary award for novella
In 1999, National Literacy Award
In 2002, National Literary award for novella

References

^ "Free Myanmar Book". Retrieved 2016-11-03.
^ "Virtual Lotus: Modern Fiction of Southeast Asia". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "Virtual Lotus: Modern Fiction of Southeast Asia. By Teri Shaffer Yamada" ignored (help)

[MaSandar-1] "Free Myanmar Book". Retrieved 2016-11-03.

[MaSandar1-2] "Virtual Lotus: Modern Fiction of Southeast Asia". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "Virtual Lotus: Modern Fiction of Southeast Asia. By Teri Shaffer Yamada" ignored (help)

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