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Author | Moe Moe (Inya) |
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Original title | မသုဓမ္မစာရီ |
Language | Burmese |
Release number | 2 |
Genre | |
Publisher | Inya Sarpay [1] |
Publication date | February 1982 (first edition) December 1999 (second edition) [2] |
Publication place | Burma |
Pages | 265 (second edition) [1] |
Ma Thudamasari (also spelt Ma Sudhammacārī; Burmese: မသုဓမ္မစာရီ) is a social realist novel [3] written by Burmese author Moe Moe (Inya). [4] Having been adapted for the 1994 film of the same name, [5] the novel follows Thein Mya, a young Burmese woman who abandoned the human society and became a Buddhist nun in the end. The book was first published in Burma in February 1982 by Inya Sarpay. [6] Its second edition was published in December 1999.
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Based on the novel, Kyi Soe Tun's film Ma Thudamasari was released in 1994. [7] Starring by Moht Moht Myint Aung as Ma Thudamasari, [8] the film won the academy awards in two categories: Best Actress and Best Cinematography. [9]