Pira Sudham

The Force of Karma (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

THE FORCE OF KARMA

The sequel to Pira Sudham's 1988 classic Monsoon Country

A new edition of the 2002 The Force of Karma

Pira added additional last chapter in 2022 bringing the historical saga up-to-date. When the Red Shirts demonstrated in support of Thaksin Shinawatra the one sure outcome was that it wouldn't be the politicians, army generals or university professors who would be killed. That job is always left to the peasant farmers.
The story picks up from Monsoon Country in 1981 and takes us through Thailand's modern history to the latest military coups. If you enjoyed Monsoon Country then The Force of Karma is a must read.

"With his rich command of the English language Pira Sudham possesses the unique gift of being able to convey the cultural evolution of Thailand through the eyes of a poor farmer's son. Pira's insightful observations make fascinating reading and the lad who once tended buffaloes has become a significant voice for the people of the Northeast." Roger Crutchley, Bangkok Post columnist and author of The Road to Nakhon Nowhere

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Proglen
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786164560451
• Artikelnr.: 72711551

Autorenporträt

Pira Sudham was born in Napo, Burirum, Northeastern Thailand. He spent his childhood in the rice fields on the Korat Plateau, helping his parents and tending a herd of buffaloes. At fourteen he was taken to Bangkok to be a servant to monks. He was also enrolled in school. He supported himself through high school and his first year in Chulalongkorn University by selling souvenirs to tourists before winning a New Zealand government scholarship to Auckland University to study English literature.

His best know book is Monsoon Country which has a sequel called The Force of Karma. Both have been revised under a single title, Shadowed Country. His short story collections are People of Esarn and Tales of Thailand and now the ebook, It is the People.

Pira Sudham now lives back in his village of Napo helping with the schooling and feeding of the many poor kids there.