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The judgment

A Thai novel

by Chart Korbjitti ...

Series series THAI MODERN CLASSICS
This epoch-making novel, set in the rural central Thailand of the 1980s,is a scathing satire and chilling endictment of modern society,which makes heroes of 'fuckin' cheats'and condemns upright citizens out of sheer hypocrisy.It earned its author his first SEA Write Award in 1982.Twelve years later, his second award, for Time,confirmed Chart Korbjitti as the most outstanding novelist of his ... Read more

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This epoch-making novel, set in the rural central Thailand of the 1980s,is a scathing satire and chilling endictment of modern society,which makes heroes of 'fuckin' cheats'and condemns upright citizens out of sheer hypocrisy.It earned its author his first SEA Write Award in 1982.Twelve years later, his second award, for Time,confirmed Chart Korbjitti as the most outstanding novelist of his
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Time

A Thai novel

by Chart Korbjitti ...

Series series ThaiFiction
Take half a dozen old women, a monk, sundry vendors,a few kids, a movie director, a madman and a half-wit;add a soda bottle and the silver shadow of lotuses;shake well; and presto:rich and taut and sweet and tart, Time,crowned by the 1994 SEA Write Award,is a masterly cocktail of laughs and tears.A must-read for all over forty– and for all those of all ages who want to understandthe changing ... Read more

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Take half a dozen old women, a monk, sundry vendors,a few kids, a movie director, a madman and a half-wit;add a soda bottle and the silver shadow of lotuses;shake well; and presto:rich and taut and sweet and tart, Time,crowned by the 1994 SEA Write Award,is a masterly cocktail of laughs and tears.A must-read for all over forty– and for all those of all ages who want to understandthe changing
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Mad dogs & Co

A Thai novel

by Chart Korbjitti ...

Series series THAI MODERN CLASSICS
Thai hippiedom in its 1980s heyday.First serialised in a women's magazine,yet another masterpiece by the author of1982 SEA Write Award winning The Judgment and 1994 SEA Write Award winning Time. ... Read more

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Thai hippiedom in its 1980s heyday.First serialised in a women's magazine,yet another masterpiece by the author of1982 SEA Write Award winning The Judgment and 1994 SEA Write Award winning Time.
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A baker's dozen

13 Thai short stories

by Chart Korbjitti ...

Series series ThaiFiction
Thirteen short stories spanning a quarter centuryby the most incisive Thai satirist of the times ... Read more

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Thirteen short stories spanning a quarter centuryby the most incisive Thai satirist of the times
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An ordinary story

by Chart Korbjitti ...

Series series ThaiFiction
Bangkok in the late 70s.A tenanted house between jungle and modern civilisation.The girl next door is struck down by cancer and goes for Thai cures.Alternately self-righteous, smug, kindly and selfish,the male narrator is caught between the temptation to helpand the need to look after number one.This not so ordinary story, whose narrative techniqueis akin to Albert Camus's The Fall, has an ... Read more

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Bangkok in the late 70s.A tenanted house between jungle and modern civilisation.The girl next door is struck down by cancer and goes for Thai cures.Alternately self-righteous, smug, kindly and selfish,the male narrator is caught between the temptation to helpand the need to look after number one.This not so ordinary story, whose narrative techniqueis akin to Albert Camus's The Fall, has an
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Carrion floating by

A Thai novel

by Chart Korbjitti ...

Series series ThaiFiction
Trigger a car crash and you are fair game.A laugh-aloud look at the workings of Thai society today when it comes to milking a sucker dry.But when said sucker is into advertising, isn't it tit for tat?By the twice SEA Write Award winner of The Judgment (1982) and Time (1994) as well as <a href="http://thaifiction.com/book_view.php?id... ... Read more

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Trigger a car crash and you are fair game.A laugh-aloud look at the workings of Thai society today when it comes to milking a sucker dry.But when said sucker is into advertising, isn't it tit for tat?By the twice SEA Write Award winner of The Judgment (1982) and Time (1994) as well as <a href="http://thaifiction.com/book_view.php?id...
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Just Breathe

by Heather Allen ...

Ever Harding, an average teenager with a passion for swimming is about to turn eighteen. Out of the blue she has been dumped by her long time boyfriend, which is the ultimate of tragedies in her life. Little does she know that on that fated eighteenth birthday, she will have to make a choice that will change her life as she knows it, forever.A month before her birthday, Ever meets Jack, a ... Read more

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Ever Harding, an average teenager with a passion for swimming is about to turn eighteen. Out of the blue she has been dumped by her long time boyfriend, which is the ultimate of tragedies in her life. Little does she know that on that fated eighteenth birthday, she will have to make a choice that will change her life as she knows it, forever.A month before her birthday, Ever meets Jack, a
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Abandoned

The true story of a little girl who didn’t belong

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Separated from her real mother at birth, Anya grew up in terror of her drunken bullying uncle. Beaten, humiliated and sexually abused by him from the age of six, she thought her life couldn't get worse. But one day it did."I was used to Daddy screaming 'whore's child' at me, over and over again. But I couldn't get used to what he made me do."Anya was too terrified to tell anybody about what her ... Read more

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Separated from her real mother at birth, Anya grew up in terror of her drunken bullying uncle. Beaten, humiliated and sexually abused by him from the age of six, she thought her life couldn't get worse. But one day it did."I was used to Daddy screaming 'whore's child' at me, over and over again. But I couldn't get used to what he made me do."Anya was too terrified to tell anybody about what her
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Fighting For Your Life

A paramedic's story

by Lysa Walder ...

These are the fascinating real life stories of heartbreak and hope, direct from the frontline. A teenage boy lies on the pavement, bleeding to death from a stab wound; a distraught mum watches, in mute shock, as her daughter suffers a terrifying fatal asthma attack; a young girl is gang raped and her stricken boyfriend takes an overdose; a disturbed young man flings himself in front of a speeding ... Read more

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These are the fascinating real life stories of heartbreak and hope, direct from the frontline. A teenage boy lies on the pavement, bleeding to death from a stab wound; a distraught mum watches, in mute shock, as her daughter suffers a terrifying fatal asthma attack; a young girl is gang raped and her stricken boyfriend takes an overdose; a disturbed young man flings himself in front of a speeding
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Soucouyant

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A “soucoyant” is an evil spirit in Caribbean lore, a reminder of past transgressions that refuse to diminish with age. In this beautifully told novel that crosses borders, cultures, and generations, a young man returns home to care for his aging mother, who suffers from dementia. In his efforts to help her and by turn make amends for their past estrangement from one another, he is compelled to re ... Read more

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A “soucoyant” is an evil spirit in Caribbean lore, a reminder of past transgressions that refuse to diminish with age. In this beautifully told novel that crosses borders, cultures, and generations, a young man returns home to care for his aging mother, who suffers from dementia. In his efforts to help her and by turn make amends for their past estrangement from one another, he is compelled to re
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The Islands at the End of the World

by Austin Aslan ...

Series series Islands at the End of the World Series
In this fast-paced survival story set in Hawaii, electronics fail worldwide, the islands become completely isolated, and a strange starscape fills the sky. Leilani and her father embark on a nightmare odyssey from Oahu to their home on the Big Island. Leilani’s epilepsy holds a clue to the disaster, if only they can survive as the islands revert to earlier ways.A powerful story enriched by ... Read more

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In this fast-paced survival story set in Hawaii, electronics fail worldwide, the islands become completely isolated, and a strange starscape fills the sky. Leilani and her father embark on a nightmare odyssey from Oahu to their home on the Big Island. Leilani’s epilepsy holds a clue to the disaster, if only they can survive as the islands revert to earlier ways.A powerful story enriched by
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