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Letters from ThailandPaperback, 1 July 2002

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Print Length
412 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Silkworm Books
Date Published
1 Jul 2002
ISBN-10
9747551675
ISBN-13
9789747551679

Description

When the original Thai version of Letters from Thailand appeared in Bangkok in 1969, it was promptly awarded the SEATO Prize for Thai Literature. This new English translation reveals it as one of Thailand's most entertaining and enduring modern novels, and one of the few portrayals of the immigrant Chinese experience in urban Thailand.

Letters from Thailand is the story of Tan Suang U, a young man who leaves China to make his fortune in Thailand at the close of World War II, and ends up marrying, raising a family, and operating a successful business. The novel unfolds through his letters to his beloved mother in China.

In Tan Suang U's lively account of his daily life in Bangkok's bustling Chinatown, larger and deeper themes emerge: his determination to succeed at business in this strange new culture; his hopes for his family; his resentment at how easily his children embrace urban Thai culture at the expense of the Chinese heritage which he holds dear; his inability to understand or adopt Thai ways; and his growing alienation from a society that is changing too fast for him.

Product Details

Author:
Botan
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 July 2002
Dimensions:
19.3 x 13.21 x 3.05 cm
ISBN-10:
9747551675
ISBN-13:
9789747551679
Language:
English
Location:
Seattle
Pages:
412
Publisher:
Weight:
340.19 gm

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