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Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, GB, 2024
ISBN 10: 0241694469 ISBN 13: 9780241694466
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Paperback. Condition: New. One of Thailand's best-known and most highly regarded novels, portraying the romance of a young Thai man and a married older woman 'In that tranquil and apparently very ordinary picture, I see everything unfolding. Every scene, every part, from the beginning to the final act'Nopporn, a Thai student studying in Japan, is tasked with hosting a distinguished old family friend and his new wife, the beautiful, aristocratic Kirati. Despite their difference in age and status, and the social constraints of the day, Nopporn and Kirati are inexorably drawn to each other, and love starts to bloom. A stirring portrayal of youthful romantic obsession, and later attempts to come to terms with the frailty of passionate feelings, Behind the Painting also shows the constrained lives of many women of the time. First published in 1937, it is one of Thailand's best-known and most beloved novels.Translated by David Smyth.
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, GB, 2024
ISBN 10: 0241694469 ISBN 13: 9780241694466
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New. One of Thailand's best-known and most highly regarded novels, portraying the romance of a young Thai man and a married older woman 'In that tranquil and apparently very ordinary picture, I see everything unfolding. Every scene, every part, from the beginning to the final act'Nopporn, a Thai student studying in Japan, is tasked with hosting a distinguished old family friend and his new wife, the beautiful, aristocratic Kirati. Despite their difference in age and status, and the social constraints of the day, Nopporn and Kirati are inexorably drawn to each other, and love starts to bloom. A stirring portrayal of youthful romantic obsession, and later attempts to come to terms with the frailty of passionate feelings, Behind the Painting also shows the constrained lives of many women of the time. First published in 1937, it is one of Thailand's best-known and most beloved novels.Translated by David Smyth.
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2024
ISBN 10: 0241694469 ISBN 13: 9780241694466
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. One of Thailand's best-known and most highly regarded novels, portraying the romance of a young Thai man and a married older womanNopporn, a Thai student studying in Japan, is tasked with hosting a distinguished old family friend and his new wife, the beautiful, aristocratic Kirati. Despite their difference in age and status, and the social constraints of the day, Nopporn and Kirati are inexorably drawn to each other. A stirring portrayal of youthful romantic obsession, and later attempts to come to terms with the frailty of once-passionate feelings, Behind the Painting also affords an intimate insight into the sterile existence endured by many women of high social status at the time. First published in 1937, the novel has been reprinted more than fifty times in Thailand and has twice been adapted for film as well as a musical. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Condition: New. pp. 128.
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Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 2024
ISBN 10: 0241694469 ISBN 13: 9780241694466
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Language: English
Published by Singapore, Oxford University Press., 1990
ISBN 10: 0195889622 ISBN 13: 9780195889628
Translated from Thai and introduced by David Smyth. -- Softcover, 191 pages. Condition: very good. -- Author (1905-73) was Thai novelist and Marxist, imprisoned 1952-57, then asylum in China. ISBN 0195889622.
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Language: English
Published by Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP, Chiang Mai, 2000
ISBN 10: 9747551144 ISBN 13: 9789747551143
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This volume brings together Siburapha's most highly acclaimed novel, with three short stories highlighting the plight of the underclass: "Those Kind of People," "Lend Us a Hand," and "The Awakening." "Behind thePainting" is the story of a Thai student studying in Japan who becomes infatuated with an older Thai woman. The novel reflects post-war Thai society in the vanity of the aristocracy and the pragmatism of the new elite; in the social more of concealing one's true feelings; and in the restricted existence of unmarried women and the resulting pressure to marry, whatever the circumstance. Paralleling these Thai cultural themes are the universal themes of the fear of ageing and the vagaries of love. Brings together the popular Thai writer's most highly acclaimed novel with three short stories highlighting the plight of the underclass. This is the story of a Thai student studying in Japan who becomes infatuated with an older Thai woman. It reflects post-war Thai society in the vanity of the aristocracy and the pragmatism of the new elite. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Language: English
Published by MV - University of Washington Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 9747551144 ISBN 13: 9789747551143
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Published by Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Okt 2024, 2024
ISBN 10: 0241694469 ISBN 13: 9780241694466
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -One of Thailand's best-known and most highly regarded novels, portraying the romance of a young Thai man and a married older woman 'In that tranquil and apparently very ordinary picture, I see everything unfolding. Every scene, every part, from the beginning to the final act'Nopporn, a Thai student studying in Japan, is tasked with hosting a distinguished old family friend and his new wife, the beautiful, aristocratic Kirati. Despite their difference in age and status, and the social constraints of the day, Nopporn and Kirati are inexorably drawn to each other, and love starts to bloom. A stirring portrayal of youthful romantic obsession, and later attempts to come to terms with the frailty of passionate feelings, Behind the Painting also shows the constrained lives of many women of the time. First published in 1937, it is one of Thailand's best-known and most beloved novels.Translated by David Smyth 121 pp. Englisch.
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Okt 2024, 2024
ISBN 10: 0241694469 ISBN 13: 9780241694466
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -One of Thailand's best-known and most highly regarded novels, portraying the romance of a young Thai man and a married older woman 'In that tranquil and apparently very ordinary picture, I see everything unfolding. Every scene, every part, from the beginning to the final act'Nopporn, a Thai student studying in Japan, is tasked with hosting a distinguished old family friend and his new wife, the beautiful, aristocratic Kirati. Despite their difference in age and status, and the social constraints of the day, Nopporn and Kirati are inexorably drawn to each other, and love starts to bloom. A stirring portrayal of youthful romantic obsession, and later attempts to come to terms with the frailty of passionate feelings, Behind the Painting also shows the constrained lives of many women of the time. First published in 1937, it is one of Thailand's best-known and most beloved novels.Translated by David Smyth 121 pp. Englisch.