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1963
Burmese Names in the Novel 'Rayuela' by Julio Cortazar
room Argentina
people Julio Cortazar
In the 1963 novel Rayuela (or "Hopscotch"), by the great Argentine writer Julio Cortazar (pictured here), the main character comes across a list of words that have no meaning, and so seem magical. This was the list of strange and fantastic words:
- U Nu
- U Tin
- Mya Bu
- Thado Thiri Thudama U E Maung
- Sithu U Cho
- Wunna Kyaw Htin U Khin Zaw
- Wunna Kyaw Htin U Thein Han
- Wunna Kyaw Htin U Myo Min
- Thiri Pyanchi U Thant
- Thado Maha Thray Sithu U Chan Htoon
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