The king of Bangkok
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Bibliographic Information
The king of Bangkok
（EthnoGRAPHIC）
University of Toronto Press, c2021
- : cloth
- Other Title
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Il re di Bangkok
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The English translation of this bestselling graphic novel tells the story of Nok, an old blind man who sells lottery tickets in Bangkok, as he decides to leave the city and return to his native village. Through reflections on contemporary Bangkok and flashbacks to his past, Nok reconstructs a journey through the slums of migrant workers, the rice fields of Isaan, the tourist villages of Ko Pha Ngan, and the Red Shirt protests of 2010.
Based on a decade of anthropological research, The King of Bangkok is a story of migration to the city, distant families in the countryside, economic development eroding the land, and violent political protest. Ultimately, it is a story about contemporary Thailand and how the waves of history lift, engulf, and crash against ordinary people.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Nick Sousanis
Preface
Prelude
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Acknowledgments
Appendix I: Timeline of Events
Appendix II: Interview with the Authors
Appendix III: Reading Guide
Appendix IV: Further Readings
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