Julio Cortazar

Burmese Names in the Novel 'Rayuela' by 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...