The Politician and Other Stories
Will be published approx. on 1. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
143 pages
978-974-7551-51-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Politician and Other Stories includes 17 short stories by contemporary Thai writer Khamsing Srinawk. Khamsing's characters are rich and variegated, sparkling with individuality. These entertaining stories form a window through which to glimpse the unpretentious yet heroic lives of rural Thai villagers in the second half of the 20th century.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chiang Mai
Thailand
Publishing group
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Reading Age: From 22 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-974-7551-51-8 (9789747551518)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Khamsing Srinawk (pseud. Lao Khamhawm) was born in 1930 and grew up in Northeast Thailand. His varied experience as a university student, farmer, journalist, forest ranger, research assistant, and traveling sewing machine salesman provides rich material for his stories. He was named Thailand's National Artist in Literature in 1992.
Content
Contents
Introduction
The Politician
Breeding Stock
Quack Doctor
The Gold-Legged Frog
Dust Underfoot
The Plank
Dunghill
Owners of Paradise
The Peasant and the White Man
Clash
Dark Glasses
Sales Reps for the Underworld
Happy Birthday, Grandpa
Paradise Preserved
I Lost My Teeth
The Buffalo with the Red Horns
Intercourse
Introduction
The Politician
Breeding Stock
Quack Doctor
The Gold-Legged Frog
Dust Underfoot
The Plank
Dunghill
Owners of Paradise
The Peasant and the White Man
Clash
Dark Glasses
Sales Reps for the Underworld
Happy Birthday, Grandpa
Paradise Preserved
I Lost My Teeth
The Buffalo with the Red Horns
Intercourse