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Behind the Painting: And Other Stories
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Behind the Painting: And Other Stories

Siburapha
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This volume brings together Siburapha’s most highly acclaimed novel, with three short stories highlighting the plight of the underclass: Those Kind of People,
Lend Us a Hand, and The Awakening.
Behind thePainting is the story of a Thai student studying in Japan who becomes infatuated with an older Thai woman. The novel reflects post-war Thai society in the vanity of the aristocracy and the pragmatism of the new elite; in the social more of concealing one’s true feelings; and in the restricted existence of unmarried women and the resulting pressure to marry, whatever the circumstance. Paralleling these Thai cultural themes are the universal themes of the fear of ageing and the vagaries of love.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Country
Thailand
Date
1 August 2000
Pages
160
ISBN
9789747551143

This volume brings together Siburapha’s most highly acclaimed novel, with three short stories highlighting the plight of the underclass: Those Kind of People,
Lend Us a Hand, and The Awakening.
Behind thePainting is the story of a Thai student studying in Japan who becomes infatuated with an older Thai woman. The novel reflects post-war Thai society in the vanity of the aristocracy and the pragmatism of the new elite; in the social more of concealing one’s true feelings; and in the restricted existence of unmarried women and the resulting pressure to marry, whatever the circumstance. Paralleling these Thai cultural themes are the universal themes of the fear of ageing and the vagaries of love.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Country
Thailand
Date
1 August 2000
Pages
160
ISBN
9789747551143

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