Works
Khin Hnin Yu wrote over 50 novels and about six volumes of short-stories collections. Her famous works include:
| Year | Book Title | Burmese | English Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Saung Twin Pan | ဆောင်းတွင်းပန်း | Winter's Flower | |
| 1959 | Hmwe | မွှေး | Sweet Scent | Semi-biographical; regarded as her masterpiece |
| 1960 | Sein Thint Mha Sein | စိမ်းသင့်မှစိမ်း | Leave Me If You Should | |
| 1960 | Kyemon Yeik Thwin Wuttu-to Myar | ကြေးမုံရိပ်သွင် ဝတ္ထုတိုများ | Mirror Image-Like Short Stories | Winner : Myanmar National Literature Award for Collected Short Stories |
| 1961 | Ngwe Naung Ywet Kyan | နွေနှောင်းရွက်ကျန် | Remnant Leaf of Late Summer | |
| 1961 | Pan Myar Ko Pwint Say Thu | ပန်းများကိုပွင့်စေသူ | Person who can Bloom Flowers | |
| 1962 | Pan Pan Lhwet Par | ပန်းပန်လျက်ပါ | Still Wearing Flower | |
| 1962 | Tha Khwet Pan | သခွတ်ပန်း | Thakhut Flower | |
| 1962 | Aung Myin Tgaw Ngae | အောင်မြင်သောနေ့ | Victorious Day | |
| 1963 | Moe Kyaw Thu | မိုးကျော်သူ | Moe Kyaw Thu | |
| 1964 | Tharahpu | သရဖူ | Crown | |
| 1965 | La Min Kyi Thar San Par | လမင်းကြီးသာစမ်းပါ | Please shine brightly, dear Moon | |
| 1972 | Kyunma Chit Thu | ကျွန်မချစ်သူ | My Lover | |
| 1995 | Mya Kyar Phyu | မြကြာဖြူ | White Lotus | Winner : Myanmar National Literature Award for Fiction |
| 1998 | Banya Shein | ဗညားရှိန်း | Banya Shein | |
| 2003 | Ziwa Soe San Ein | ဇီဝစိုးစံအိမ် | Cave Swiftlet's Net | Collection of author's articles after her death. |
Most of her novels are adapted into the famous films. Her novella Pan Pan Lhwet Par (Still Wearing Flower) was made into film of the same name in 1963, starring Kawleikgyin Ne Win, Myat Lay and Kyi Kyi Htay. It was very successful, running over 25 weeks and become highest grossing film in history of Myanmar Cinema.
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Famous quotes containing the word works:
“They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.”
—Bible: Hebrew Psalms 107:23-24.
“The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players in a tennis tour. On the other hand, sports events are often sponsored by the makers of junk food, beer, and cigarettes. What’s the message when an athlete who works at keeping her body fit is sponsored by a sugar-filled snack that does more harm than good?”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
“The discovery of Pennsylvania’s coal and iron was the deathblow to Allaire. The works were moved to Pennsylvania so hurriedly that for years pianos and the larger pieces of furniture stood in the deserted houses.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)