The King of Bangkok
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
EthnoGRAPHIC
ISBN-10
1487526415
ISBN-13
9781487526412
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Imprint
University of Toronto Press
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 11th, 2021
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
626 grams
Dimensions
16.90 x 24.50 x 3.40 cms
Ksh 4,800.00
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This beautifully illustrated graphic novel tells the history of contemporary Thailand through the life of a blind man who walks on the streets of the capital for the last time.
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.
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