Htin Aung-History of Burma 1967--pdf

https://ia803106.us.archive.org/22/items/AHistoryOfBurmaMaungHtinAung/A%20History%20of%20Burma%20-%20Maung%20Htin%20Aung.pdf

Odd "history" with no footnotes or end notes--

recognizable sentences lifted from British historians--

as if he did all the research and translations himself.

Maybe this is the book that got Dr Htin Aung back in NW's good books, allowing him to return to Burma.

Disappointing, trivial and superficial.

More like an oral history slammed together fast.

Very disappointing.

These 2 Burmese men, Dr Htin Aung and Dr HlaPe (linguist) (married to my aunt, my mother the super matchmaker) said the silliest things

which even I, then age 10 or 11--thought horrible

such as Dr HP saying, in an academic talk--

"Kemmendine"--based on Burmese Kyii Myin Tain--"The (flag)pole you see if you look"

is based on English "Come and Dine."

What kind of bullshit "scholarship" is that?

Htin Aung wasn't writing fiction or fantasy and HP was not a stand up comic.

I despise these inflated Burmese men.

One time the 12 year old son of my friend waited with me under the porch of my building while his mother went and parked her car.

Kid asked me "What's your job?"

I longed to say, "Poking holes in wind bags,"

but I did not say anything.

kmk

2-2-2024