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Published by The National Identity Board, Bangkok, 1983
ISBN 10: 9747775468ISBN 13: 9789747775464
Book First Edition
Softbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Thai kloang, one of the oldest forms of Thai poetry, relies not only on its structure (fixed number of syllables per line; fixed number of lines - 4 - per stanza) but also on the cadences of the tonal Thai language. This renders the form impossible to completely capture its subtleties in a non-tonal language such as English. The author nevertheless introduces both traditional Thai kloangs and his own poetry in this form to the English reader, while accepting and skillfully explaining the compromises necessary when translating between two languages so separated by linguistics and culture. A poetic tour-de-force. Foxing on endpapers; rear cover creased, internally clean and bright. 183 pp. Size: 23 x 17 cm.