Native name ဒဂုန်တာရာ Notable works May (1947) Occupation Writer, journalist Name Dagon Taya | Nationality Burmese Education University of Yangon Alma mater Rangoon University | |
Born Htay Myaing
10 May 1919
Kyaiklat, British Burma ( 1919-05-10 ) Pen name Myaing Thazin, Maung Nan Nwe, Saw Htut, U Toe, Maung Linn Htet, Banya Thiha, U Dagon Died August 19, 2013, Aungban, Myanmar (Burma) | ||
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Dagon Taya (Burmese: ဒဂုန်တာရာ; 10 May 1919 – 19 August 2013; also spelt Dagon Taryar), born Htay Myaing, was a renowned Myanmar writer. He was born at Htai Ku Myit Tan Village (Mon), Kyaiklat Township, Ayeyarwaddy Region on 10 May 1919. His parents were Ba Ohn and Phwa Shin. His other pen names were Myaing Thazin, Maung Nan Nwe, Saw Htut, U Toe, Maung Linn Htet, Banya Thiha and U Dagon.
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He completed high school in 1937 and studied at Rangoon University from 1937 to 1940. He published Taya (Star) Magazine in December 1946. He edited Oh Way Magazine, Sarpay Thit (New Literature) Magazine and Gandawin (Classics) Journal. Some of his famous works are May, Irrawaddy-Yangtze-Volga, Kyaban Yayzin, Literary Theory, Literary Criticism, Literary Movements, Our Age Will Certainly Come One Day, Bewildered Spring Nights, Profiles Sketches at a Glance, Words, A Patch of Oil, A Harp String and Velvet Curtain. He won the Sarpay Beikman Literary award for his collection of short stories Sabe Oo (The First Jasmine Blossom) in 1961.
He witnessed and participated in the country's independence struggle as a student activist. He was one of the chairmen of the Rangoon University Student Union. He was one of the many dissident politicians, workers, students and writers detained by the Revolutionary Council after a coup led by General Ne Win in 1962. He was detained in the Insein prison for three years and three months. He issued an appeal which strongly opposed the Myitsone Dam Project in September 2011. He was honored with Manhae Peace Prize from South Korea for his literature, leadership for young people and dedication to democracy and peace in August 2013.
He died at Aungban, Shan State in the afternoon of 19 August 2013.