Voices From the Thai Countryside: "The Necklace" and Other Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1881261255 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Amidst a setting of marketplaces and paddyfields, lemon trees and leaf-roofed houses, these vignettes offer revealing insights into the daily lives of ordinary villagers and hillspeople struggling to survive.. Glimpses of village life during a tumultuous period of Thai historySet in northern Thailand during the mid-1970s, the stories in this collection capture a period of dramatic social and economic change
“These stories provide a good deal of accurate information on a period of Thai history that is little known in the West.”—Susan Kepner, Crossroads