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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
The King of Bangkok
Verlag:
University of Toronto Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: VDYD239
EAN: 9781487526412
Auf Lager:
2
Zustellung: Di, 22.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 46.75
Beschreibung
The English translation of this bestselling graphic novel tells the story of Nok, an old blind man who sells lottery tickets in Bangkok, as he decides to leave the city and return to his native village. Through reflections on contemporary Bangkok and flashbacks to his past, Nok reconstructs a journey through the slums of migrant workers, the rice fields of Isaan, the tourist villages of Ko Pha Ngan, and the Red Shirt protests of 2010. Based on a decade of anthropological research, The King of Bangkok is a story of migration to the city, distant families in the countryside, economic development eroding the land, and violent political protest. Ultimately, it is a story about contemporary Thailand and how the waves of history lift, engulf, and crash against ordinary people.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Claudio Sopranzetti
- Sara Fabbri
- Chiara Natalucci
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2021
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 277