13 Carat Diamond and Other Stories

born: 1, May 1915, died: 2, January 1999. The landmarks of her literary career may be summed up in the following way: 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 Classics.) 1963 to 1968 : Heroes of Old Burma(Myanmar) : Quest for Peace (an autobiography) (Both serialized in The Working Peoples' Daily.) 1969 : 13 Carat Diamond and Other Stories. 1970 : Her Infinite Variety (a prize winning short story 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(Myanmar) (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(Myanmar) Scenes and Sketches. 1980 : Flowers and Festivals Round the Burmese (Myanmar)Year : Kyaikhtiyo (a short history of Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, pub- lished in the Asia Magazine.) 1981 : A Pagoda Where Fairy Tale Characters Come to Life (a tale-like description of Mai La Mu Pagoda in the outskirts of Yangon, published in the Asia Magazine.) 1984 : A Wonderland of Burmese(Myanmar) Leg ends (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 Hla Daw, a village in Central Myanmar, se- lections of which have been published in the 'Pyinsa Rupa' magazine.)Chit, Khin Myo is the author of '13 Carat Diamond and Other Stories', published 2005 under ISBN 9781933570525 and ISBN 1933570520.