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Land of Smiles

Land of Smiles
  • Author(s): T C Huo
  • Location(s): Thailand, California, Oakland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

Set in the 1970s, in the era of the Vietnam War and its volatile aftermath, Land of Smiles tells the story of a young Southeast Asian man’s journey from a refugee camp in Thailand to a housing project in...

Letters from Thailand

Letters from Thailand
  • Author(s): Botan
  • Location(s): Thailand
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2 onwards

When the original Thai version of Letters from Thailand appeared in Bangkok in 1969, it was promptly awarded the SEATO Prize for Thai Literature. This new English translation reveals it as one of Thailand’s most entertaining and enduring modern...

Life In Shadows

Life In Shadows
  • Author(s): Anthony Addis
  • Location(s): Bangkok
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Set in Thailand, Life In Shadows is a 10,000 word short story available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited about two writers: why they succeed, why they fail, and why sometimes they never start. Thirty years ago, Charles Shaw wrote...

Little Angels

Little Angels
  • Author(s): Phra Peter Pannapadipo
  • Location(s): Thailand
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): early 21st century

The real-life stories of the novice monks in Little Angels reflect the lives of many youths in rural Thailand who are trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, broken homes, illiteracy and drug abuse. When all else fails, Buddhism...

Malee: A Tear in the Ocean

Malee: A Tear in the Ocean
  • Author(s): William McAllister
  • Location(s): Bangkok, Koh Samui, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A novel of international romance. Michael could not have known when he flew into Bangkok to launch a new company that his life would change so dramatically. Working on million dollar negotiations during the day and spending tropical nights...

Mango and Sticky Rice

Mango and Sticky Rice
  • Author(s): William Peskett
  • Location(s): Thailand
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Modern

A photographer hired to witness a murder, a colour-blind sperm donor, a ghost who misses his friends, a Canadian who pretends he’s from Latvia, and a woman sure her children’s will be the last human generation—these are just some...

Many Lives

Many Lives
  • Author(s): Kukrit Pramoj
  • Location(s): Thailand
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

“That night, the rain poured and wind howled, raindrops crashing like solid objects onto the ground and water. A passenger boat from Ban Phaen to Bangkok, packed with people, pressed on through the current amidst the rising clamor of...

Miracle in the Cave

Miracle in the Cave
  • Author(s): Liam Cochrane
  • Location(s): Northern Thailand
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): 2018

Featuring never-before-reported details and exclusive interviews with the boys and their coach, the inspiring true story of how twelve members of the Wild Boar Academy Football Club and their coach survived nine days in a labyrinthine cave in Northern...

Miss Bangkok: Memoirs of a Thai Prostitute

Miss Bangkok: Memoirs of a Thai Prostitute
  • Author(s): Bua Boonmee
  • Location(s): Bangkok
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

A rivetting read about the bar girl scene, the unhappiness, and desperation that drives young women to prostitution in Thailand.

Mist on the Jungle

Mist on the Jungle
  • Author(s): William Peskett
  • Location(s): Thailand
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Modern

A lascivious businessman who prefers lady-boys to ladies, a depressed captain who threatens to sink his own ferry, a woman who eats more than food, and a Thai widow finding her late husband’s roots in Crete—these are just some...

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