A Civilized Woman
M. L. Boonlua Debhayasuwan and the Thai Twentieth Century
Published on 1. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
442 pages
978-616-215-061-6 (ISBN)
Description
Boonlua Debhayasuwan was born into a noble Siamese family in 1911 and not only witnessed but participated in the great events of her century. Boonlua became one of the first Thai women to earn a university degree. As an official in the Ministry of Education, she worked to improve and represent Thailand at education conferences. Her essays on literature became the foundation of modern Thai literary criticism and her novels are now recognized as unique social histories of the times in which she lived.
Reviews / Votes
Like any good biographer, she loves her subject, but does not shy from revealing that subject's arrogance, willfulness and contrarianism. . . . Susan Kepner succeeds in conveying the sheer complexity of [Boonlua's] life, resulting in not only a fine biography and literary appreciation but also a unique essay in social history.- Chris Baker (Bangkok Post)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chiang Mai
Thailand
Publishing group
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
20 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-616-215-061-6 (9786162150616)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Susan Fulop Kepner is a writer, translator, and former professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
Content
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. In Her Father's House
2. From the Palace to the Nuns
3. Return and Revolution
4. The Years of Opportunity
5. Culture Wars
6. Life at Mid-Century
7. An Independent Woman
8. The Uses of Fiction
9. Another Kind of Revolution
10. A Civilized Woman
Appendix 1. A Chronology of Boonlua's Life
Appendix 2. Kings of the Chakri Dynasty
Appendix 3. Thai Royal Titles and Royally Conferred Titles
Appendix 4. Prime Ministers of Thailand, 1932-1982
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. In Her Father's House
2. From the Palace to the Nuns
3. Return and Revolution
4. The Years of Opportunity
5. Culture Wars
6. Life at Mid-Century
7. An Independent Woman
8. The Uses of Fiction
9. Another Kind of Revolution
10. A Civilized Woman
Appendix 1. A Chronology of Boonlua's Life
Appendix 2. Kings of the Chakri Dynasty
Appendix 3. Thai Royal Titles and Royally Conferred Titles
Appendix 4. Prime Ministers of Thailand, 1932-1982
Notes
Bibliography