Bright

von Duanwad Pimwana

Taschenbuch, ab 16 Jahre

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

- An offbeat, darkly humorous coming-of-age novel about a Thai boy who's raised by the community when his parents abandon him- Intensely concentrated, minimalist vignettes that blend Thai folklore with, urban realities, collectively telling the coming-of-age story of a young Thai boy- First novel by a Thai woman to ever be translated into English- Winner of the S.E.A. Write Award-Pimwana is of only six women to have won the Thai section of the S.E.A. Write in its thirty-seven-year history- A Global Humanities Translation Prize Honorable Mention- Translator Mui Poopoksakul is a force in world literature: she was named one of Culture Trip's 20 Translators Under 40 in 2017, is a recipient of the English PEN Translates Award, and was a guest editor of Words without Borders' Thailand issue