1. Kyi Kyi Tin-Myint, known by her pen name Kyi Aye was a Burmese poet, novelist, and short story writer.
12 Facts About Kyi Aye
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Kyi Aye is credited as one of the most influential Burmese writers for several generations her works remain largely unknown outside Burmese language.
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Kyi Kyi was born in British Burma's Hledan, Yangon district on 13 December 1929, the third child of U Han and Daw Ngwai Yon.
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Kyi Aye began as a medical student, but changed course in her third year, finishing school with a bachelor of arts instead.
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Kyi Aye received her BA from University of Yangon with a major in English literature.
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Kyi Aye had begun writing poems and short stories since she was in high school.
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Kyi Aye's works were lifelike stories of the upper middle class.
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Kyi Aye used to write about the feelings of her characters without restraint.
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Kyi Aye emigrated to the United States in December 1971, with her husband and children, where she obtained her medical license.
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Kyi Aye became a psychiatrist, specializing in Child and Adolescent psychiatry.
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Kyi Aye worked at a number of hospitals and institutions in the US and UK and retired in 2002.
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Kyi Aye died on 28 December 2016, of acute myeloid leukemia.