Ganda Lawka (Burmese: ဂန္တလောက, pronounced [ɡàɴda̰ lɔ́ka̰], lit. "World of Books") was a Burmese language monthly magazine published by the Burma Education Extension Association. The magazine was a sister publication of The World of Books, the English language monthly started by JS Furnivall, and "welcomed modern Burmese prose, original ideas and criticism."[1] It was edited by a succession of young Burmese writers, including Zawgyi, Min Thu Wun, Sein Tin and Nwe Soe.[1][2]

Ganda Lawka
EditorZawgyi, Min Thu Wun, Nwe Soe
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherBurma Education Extension Association
First issueFebruary 1930
Final issuec. 1942
CountryBritish Burma
Based inRangoon
LanguageBurmese

References edit

  1. ^ a b Allott 1996: 17
  2. ^ Nwe Soe 2010: 5

Bibliography edit

  • Allott, Anna (1996). "The Study of Burmese Literature: A General Survey". In E. Ulrich Kratz (ed.). Southeast Asian Languages and Literatures: A Bibliographic Guide to Burmese, Cambodian, Indonesian, Javanese, Malay, Minangkakau, Thai, and Vietnamese. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781860641145.
  • Nwe Soe (2010). Sein-lan-thaw Taung-gon: Selected works of Nwe Soe (in Burmese). Ya-Pyei Publishing.