Letters from Thailand A Novel

Name: Letters from Thailand A Novel
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ISBN: 9789747551679

ISBN-10: 9747551675

ISBN-13: 9789747551679

Edition: 2002

Authors: Botan, Susan Fulop Kepner

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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.Botan (pseudonym for Supa Sirising) is a native of Bangkok, bornof Chinese…

Book details

List price: $22.50
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Publication date: 7/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 412
Size: 5.10" wide x 7.70" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English