Julio Cortazar

Burmese Names in the Novel 'Rayuela' by Julio Cortazar

In the 1963 novel "Rayuela" by the great Argentine writer Julio Cortazar, 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...