Reading contest promotes love for Myanmar books — Zon Pann Pwint | Myanmar Times

A contestant answers questions from a panel of judges about
Daw Ma Ma Lay’s novel ‘Thu Lo Lu’. (Zon Pann Pwint/The Myanmar Times)

‟“We asked questions related to character traits, descriptions of events, and a line of dialogue from the novel, which would prompt the candidates to think about different aspects of the story,” said U Myo Myint Nyein, one of the judges.

Others on the judging panel included writers Ma Sandar, Chit Oo Nyo and Lynn Thite Nyunt, and actress Swe Zin Htike.

“After the contest they will learn to pay close attention to historical facts in novels, to discover the meaning that lies beneath the characters’ traits and to evaluate the story after finishing the book rather than reading only for pleasure,” said U Myo Myint Nyein.”

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