birth_place nationality native_name birth_date article_title name occupation alma_mater
inwa , mandalay division , burma burmese န န ရည 18 may 1957 nu nu yi
 nu nu yi writer mandalay university -lrb- ba -rrb-
nu nu yi

nu nu yi -lrb- , ; also referred to as nu nu yi -lrb- inwa -rrb- -lrb- န န ရည -lrb- အင ဝ -rrb- -rrb- , is a burmese author .
known for portraying the lives of underprivileged burmese in her works , she has drawn scrutiny from government censors .
her novel `` smile as they bow '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , for which she was nominated for the 2007 man asian literary prize , was censored for more than 12 years .
english version was published in 2008 by hyperion est. .
she was born in a village near inwa in 1959 , and has written 15 novels , 100 short stories and several magazine articles since 1984 .
nu nu yi 's work is known for its depictions of the underprivileged in burma ; her short stories have included themes such as social injustice , and have , as a result , been censored by the military government .
her writings have been acclaimed , however , by activists such as aung san suu kyi .
`` what can i do for you '' and `` emerald green blue kamayut '' , myanmar national literary award winner for 1993 , are also her works .
her books were translated into japanese .
she participated in iowa international writing program in 2000 .
