Burma National Literature Award For Translation
Burma National Literature Awards for Translation (Burmese: အမျိုးသားစာပေဆု - ဘာသာပြန်) is a literary prize awarded each year for an author who has translated from the foreign language by the government committee. This award has been awarded since 1962 .This award has two sections : Fiction and General Knowledge.
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