Ma Thudamasari
Ma Thudamasari is a social realist novel written by Burmese author Moe Moe (Inya). Having been adapted for the 1994 film of the same name, the novel follows Thein Mya, a young Burmese woman who abandoned the human society and became a Buddhist nun. The book was first published in Burma in February 1982 by Inya Sarpay. Its second edition was published in December 1999.
Synopsis
Main characters
- 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.