Sightseeing

One of the most widely reviewed debuts of the year, Sightseeing is a masterful story collection by...
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Author: Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Sightseeing by Lapcharoensap, Rattawut

Sightseeing

CHF 24.09

Sightseeing

CHF 24.09
Author: Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Format: Paperback
Language: English
One of the most widely reviewed debuts of the year, Sightseeing is a masterful story collection by an award-winning young author. Set in contemporary Thailand, these are 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 prize-winning 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.

Author: Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 12/12/2005
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.22h x 6.46w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780802142344


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 01/29/2006 pg. 24
Kliatt 05/01/2006 pg. 28

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