Comrade Aeon's Field Guide to Bangkok
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Comrade Aeon's Field Guide to Bangkok
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Emma Larkin
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781783786206
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.6 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Granta Books
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| Imprint |
Granta Books
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| Publication Date |
5 May 2022 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
An overlooked patch of jungle behind a Bangkok city slum resonates with the hopes, dreams and fears of the local community. Those who are drawn to the plot of land - among them a homeless revolutionary, an ambitious property developer, and a lonely expat housewife - believe they can find opportunity or redemption there. But the slum-dwelling spirits who guard its secrets have other plans. With a rich cast of characters that spans Bangkok's multi-layered society, Comrade Aeon's Field Guide to Bangkok is a masterful, captivating debut, and a vivid portrayal of a forgetful city awakening to its past.
Author Biography
EMMA LARKIN grew up in Bangkok and still lives in Thailand. She is the author of Finding George Orwell in Burma and Everything is Broken.
Reviews'Emma Larkin richly and vividly brings her characters to life, revealing thedrama of their existence through a multifaceted look at Thai society. ComradeAeon's Field Guide to Bangkok is a captivating tour de force' - AlaaAl Aswany 'Endearing... enlightening... an affecting and suspenseful portrait of contemporaryBangkok' - Literary Review
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