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Sightseeing, by Rattawut Lapcharoensap
€6.00
Quay Books
Sightseeing is a collection of stories set in contemporary Thailand; generous, radiant tales of family bonds, youthful romance, generational conflicts and cultural shiftings beneath the glossy surface of a warm, Edenic setting.
Written with exceptional acuity, grace and sophistication, the stories present a nation far removed from its exoticized stereotypes. In the opening story Farangs, the son of a beachside motel owner commits the cardinal sin of falling for a pretty American tourist.
In the novella, Cockfighter, a young girl witnesses her proud father's valiant but foolhardy battle against a local delinquent whose family has a vicious stranglehold on the villagers.
Through his vivid assemblage of parents and children, natives and transients, ardent lovers and sworn enemies, Lapcharoensap dares us to look with new eyes at the circumstances that shape our views and the prejudices that form our blind spots.
Gorgeous and lush, painful and candid, Sightseeing is an extraordinary reading experience, one that powerfully reveals that when it comes to how we respond to pain, anger, hurt, and love, no place is too far from home.
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