Behind the Painting
$23.57
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2024
Summary
One of Thailand’s best-known and most highly regarded novels, portraying the romance of a young Thai man and a married older woman.
Nopporn, a Thai student studying in Japan, is tasked with hosting a distinguished old family friend and his new wife, the beautiful, aristocratic Kirati. Despite their difference in age and status, and the social constraints of the day, Nopporn and Kirati are inexorably drawn to each other.
A stirring portrayal of youthful romantic obsession, and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241694466 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241694469 |
| Author: | Siburapha, David Smyth |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 102g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 9mm |
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About The Author
Siburapha
Siburapha (Author)
Kulap Saipradit (1905-74), better known by his pen name Siburapha, was a prominent newspaper editor and novelist. A vocal critic of the military rulers of the day, he was imprisoned on two occasions and spent the last sixteen years of his life in exile in China.
David Smyth (Translator)
David Smyth is the author of a biography of Siburapha and has translated several other classic Thai novels, including The Battle of Life (also by Siburapha), The Prostitute and The Dreams of an Idealist.
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