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Behind the Painting: And Other Stories

Behind the Painting: And Other Stories
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This volume brings together Siburaphaâ€™s most highly acclaimed novel, Behind the Painting, with three short stories highlighting the plight of the underclass: â€œThose Kind of People,â€ â€œLend Us a Hand,â€ and â€œThe Awakening.â€

Behind the Painting is the story of a Thai student studying in Japan who becomes infatuated with an older Thai woman. The novel reflects postwar Thai society in the vanity of the aristocracy and the pragmatism of the new elite; in the social more of concealing oneâ€™s true feelings; and in the restricted existence of unmarried women and the resulting pressure to marry, whatever the circumstance. Paralleling these Thai cultural themes are the universal themes of the fear of aging and the vagaries of love.

Siburapha (Kulap Saipradit, 1905-1974) has enjoyed a checkered reputation in the Thai literary world. A popular and accomplished writer of romantic novels in the late 1920s, his later work tackled themes of social injustice and inequality. Imprisoned from 1952 to 1957, Siburapha subsequently sought asylum in China, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Country USA
Brand University of Washington Press
Manufacturer Silkworm Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789747551143
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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