- Fiction, general, Fiction, Social life and customs, 18.90 other Asiatic languages
This English version of the Thai novel Si Phaendin tells the rich and entertaining story of one woman's life both inside and outside the royal palace in Bangkok. Spanning a period of four reigns, from King Chulalongkorn to the reign of his grandson King Ananda, this popular modern classic gives insight into the social and political issues facing Thailand from the 1890s through the turbulent years of World War II.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- M. R. Kukrit Pramoj
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 663
- Publisher
- Silkworm, Silkworm Books, Brand: Silkworm Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9789747100662
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