Snakes
Résumé
Monks, murder, money, miracles and mystifications.
Snakes galore and sleazy slitherings
intertwined with scandal, suicide and rape
in the central Thai village of Khoak Phranang
– the first of a celebrated quartet of novels
[see The Medium, Khoak Phranang and Lord of the Land
under the ThaiFiction imprint].
Central to the story are Yeesun,
murderer, boxer, snake catcher and a good man
– and Abbot Nian (Father Smoothy),
who beheads Buddha statues, kills a monk
and beds another for the greater glory of his temple.
A tale told at breakneck speed
with bite and sardonic humour.
A daring novel written in 1984 denouncing the betrayal
of Buddhism in the age of rampant consumerism
Caractéristiques
Collection : THAI MODERN CLASSICS
Publication : 1 juin 2008
Edition : 1ère édition
Intérieur : Noir & blanc
Support(s) : eBook [PDF + ePub + Mobipocket]
Contenu(s) : PDF, ePub, Mobipocket
Protection(s) : Marquage social (PDF), Marquage social (ePub), Aucune (Mobipocket)
Taille(s) : 617 ko (PDF), 462 ko (ePub), 1,11 Mo (Mobipocket)
Langue(s) : Anglais
Code(s) CLIL : 3435
EAN13 eBook [PDF + ePub + Mobipocket] : 9786117107078
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