myint swe (, ; 25 july 1912 – 21 september 1978) was a burmese physician and writer. he is known for his first book and memoir, "the japanese era rangoon general hospital", which chronicles the events at the only hospital in yangon (rangoon) open to non-japanese during the japanese occupation of burma. it was a bestseller, and won the burma national literature award, 2nd prize for 1967. he published three more books though none achieved the first book's success.