The King of Bangkok - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Claudio Sopranzetti, Sara Fabbri, Chiara NatalucciSeries:EthnographicPublish date:2021-11-11Pages:296
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Toronto PressISBN-13:9781487526412ISBN-10:1487526415UPC:9781487526412Book Category:Social Science, ArtBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, AsianBook Topic:American, Asian StudiesAward:2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Bronze Medal Winner - Graphic Novels & Comics AwardSize:9.40 x 6.70 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC47GT20AW
The King of Bangkok
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...
Series: Ethnographic
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Toronto PressISBN-13:9781487526412ISBN-10:1487526415UPC:9781487526412Book Category:Social Science, ArtBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, AsianBook Topic:American, Asian StudiesAward:2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Bronze Medal Winner - Graphic Novels & Comics AwardSize:9.40 x 6.70 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC47GT20AW
Claudio Sopranzetti is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Central European University. He is the author of Owners of the Map, winner of the 2019 Margaret Mead Award.
Sara Fabbri is an illustrator and editorial designer, currently working as Art Director for Linus, an Italian comics magazine.
Chiara Natalucci is an interpreter and translator of Russian...
Sara Fabbri is an illustrator and editorial designer, currently working as Art Director for Linus, an Italian comics magazine.
Chiara Natalucci is an interpreter and translator of Russian...
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
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🏆 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Bronze Medal Winner - Graphic Novels & Comics Award
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