Khin Myo Chit - Literary Career

Literary Career

• 1932 - Patriotism (a poem that earned her pen name)

• 1936 - College Girl (a novelette for serialization in 'The Sun' a daily paper.)

• 1945 - Three years under the Japs.

• 1955 - 13 Carat Diamond (short story published in The Guardian magazine, later included in 50 Great Oriental Stories in Bantam Classic.)

• 1963 to 1968 - Heroes of Old Burma and Quest for Peace (an autobiography) (Both serialized in The Working People's Daily.)

• 1969 - 13 Carat Diamond and Other Stories

• 1970 - Her Infinite Variety (a prize winning short in the 'Horizon' magazine short story competition.). The Four Puppets( included in 'Folk Tales of Asia' UNESCO). Anawrahta of Burma(Myanmar)(Publication of 'Heroes of Old Burma(Myanmar)which was later re-printed under the titles, 'Anawrahta' and 'King Among Men'.)

• 1976 - Colourful Burma (a practical and poetic guide for the visitor who wants something better than a tourist view of Myanmar, later reprinted under the title 'Colourful Myanmar'.

• 1977 - Burmese Scenes and Sketches

• 1980 - Flowers and Festivals Round the Burmese Year: Kyaikhtiyo (a short history of Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, published in the Asia Magazine.)

• 1981 - A Pagoda Where Fairy Tale Characters Come to life (a tale-like description of Melamu Pagoda in the outskirts of Yangon, published in the Asia Magazine.)

• 1984 - A Wonderland of Burmese Legends (published by the Tamarind Press in Bangkok later reprinted in Myanmar under the title 'A Wonderland of Pagoda Legends'

• 1995 - Gift of Laughter (on the picturesque speech of the people of Hladaw, a village in Central Myanmar, selections of which have been published in the 'Pyinsa Rupa' magazine.)