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Availability:In StockContributor:Saneh Sangsuk, Mui Poopoksakul (Translator)Publish date:2024-03-19Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Deep Vellum PublishingISBN-13:9781646052752ISBN-10:1646052757UPC:9781646052752Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, Epistolary, Nature & the EnvironmentBook Topic:Southeast AsiaSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC1KBDTC5M

The Understory

A novel of man's relationship with nature, faith, and the vitality of storytelling, from celebrated Thai author Saneh Sangsuk.


The lovable, yarnspinning monk Luang Paw Tien, now in his nineties, was the last person in his village to bear witness to the power and plenitude of the jungle before agrarian and then capitalist life took over his community. Now he entertains the children of his village...


Language:EnglishPublisher:Deep Vellum PublishingISBN-13:9781646052752ISBN-10:1646052757UPC:9781646052752Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, Epistolary, Nature & the EnvironmentBook Topic:Southeast AsiaSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC1KBDTC5M

Saneh Sangsuk is an award-winning Thai author who wrote White Shadow (2001) and the short story "Venom" (2001). In 2008, he received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) Medal from the French Ministry of Culture for his remarkable contributions to literature. His works have been translated into seven different languages including English, German, French and Spanish. White...

Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

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