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Beschreibung
'Endearing... enlightening... an affecting and suspenseful portrait of contemporary Bangkok' Literary Review'Emma Larkin richly and vividly brings her characters to life... a captivating tour de force' Alaa Al Aswany

An overlooked patch of jungle behind a Bangkok city slum resonates with the hopes, dreams and fears of the local community. Those who are drawn to the plot of land - among them a homeless revolutionary, an ambitious property developer, and a lonely expat housewife - believe they can find opportunity or redemption there. But the slum-dwelling spirits who guard its secrets have other plans.

With a rich cast of characters that spans Bangkok's multi-layered society, Comrade Aeon's Field Guide to Bangkok is a masterful, captivating debut, and a vivid portrayal of a forgetful city awakening to its past.
'Endearing... enlightening... an affecting and suspenseful portrait of contemporary Bangkok' Literary Review'Emma Larkin richly and vividly brings her characters to life... a captivating tour de force' Alaa Al Aswany

An overlooked patch of jungle behind a Bangkok city slum resonates with the hopes, dreams and fears of the local community. Those who are drawn to the plot of land - among them a homeless revolutionary, an ambitious property developer, and a lonely expat housewife - believe they can find opportunity or redemption there. But the slum-dwelling spirits who guard its secrets have other plans.

With a rich cast of characters that spans Bangkok's multi-layered society, Comrade Aeon's Field Guide to Bangkok is a masterful, captivating debut, and a vivid portrayal of a forgetful city awakening to its past.
Über den Autor
EMMA LARKIN grew up in Bangkok and still lives in Thailand. She is the author of Finding George Orwell in Burma and Everything is Broken.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 384 S.
ISBN-13: 9781783786206
ISBN-10: 1783786205
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Larkin, Emma
Hersteller: Granta Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 194 x 127 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Emma Larkin
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.05.2022
Gewicht: 0,27 kg
Artikel-ID: 120674539