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Bangkok Wakes to Rain

by Pitchaya Sudbanthad
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Bangkok Wakes to Rain
Bangkok Wakes to Rain

Intertwined tales amidst Bangkok's evolving cityscape.

"Bangkok Wakes to Rain" whispers a sense of nostalgia mixed with moments of futuristic intrigue. It's a vivid mosaic of lives past and present, where the soul of Bangkok hums in the background, tugging at the emotional strings of readers who appreciate richly layered narratives. If you're drawn to stories that capture the essence of a place through the ages—where characters and their poignant undertakings weave a seamless, yet complex tapestry—this book promises to immerse you in a literary monsoon of the human experience.

  • Chautauqua Prize Nominee (2020)
  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Nominee (1)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Bangkok Wakes to Rain

by Pitchaya Sudbanthad
$8.90
$8.01 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781473677241
Authors: Pitchaya Sudbanthad
Publisher: Sceptre
Date of Publication: 2019-08-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.6
(rated by 2826 readers)

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A house in Bangkok is the confluence of lives shaped by upheaval, memory, and the lure of home. A missionary doctor pines for his native New England even as he succumbs to the vibrant chaos of nineteenth-century Siam. A post-WWII society woman marries, mothers, and holds court, little suspecting her solitary future. A jazz pianist in the age of rock, haunted by his own ghosts, is summoned to appease the resident spirits. A young woman tries to outpace the long shadow of her political past. And in New Krungthep, savvy teenagers row tourists past landmarks of the drowned old city they themselves do not remember. Time collapses as these stories collide and converge, linked by the forces voraciously making and remaking the amphibious, ever-morphing capital itself.
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Intertwined tales amidst Bangkok's evolving cityscape.

"Bangkok Wakes to Rain" whispers a sense of nostalgia mixed with moments of futuristic intrigue. It's a vivid mosaic of lives past and present, where the soul of Bangkok hums in the background, tugging at the emotional strings of readers who appreciate richly layered narratives. If you're drawn to stories that capture the essence of a place through the ages—where characters and their poignant undertakings weave a seamless, yet complex tapestry—this book promises to immerse you in a literary monsoon of the human experience.

  • Chautauqua Prize Nominee (2020)
  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Nominee (1)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.