Ma Thudamasari

Ma Thudamasari

Book Cover
Author	Moe Moe (Inya)
Original title	မသုဓမ္မစာရီ
Language	Burmese
Release number	2
Genre	Social Realist
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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• Thein Mya aka Ma Thudamasari is the novel's protagonist.
• Ngwe Hmone is Thein Mya's mother whose storyline depicts a quarter of the novel.
• Thaung Pe is Ngwe Hmone's third husband and is Thein Mya's uncle.
• Hla Khaing is Thein Mya's husband.
• Shwe Hmone is Ngwe Hmone's elder sister i.e. Thein Mya's aunt.
• Htwe Sein is Thein Mya's best friend.
• Sein Thaung is son of Thaung Pe and Ngwe Hmone.

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]