Welcome Me to the Kingdom
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9781838958312 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mai Nardone |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.258 |
| Publishing Date | 04/04/2024 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €14.06 |
| Tax | €0.84 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €14.90 |
| Availability | 2 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Bangkok, 1980. As the decades pass, figures fall in and out of the relentless city: Pea and Nam, who arrive in search of a better life; a Thai Elvis impersonator and his only daughter, Pinky; Benz, Tintin and Big, a brotherhood of orphaned strayboys; Rick, the white American patriarch who abandons his Thai family when the going gets tough; Hasmah, whose bloody, hidden work is driven by secessionist rage. Sex tourism, Buddhist cults, gambling rings and skin-whitening routines threaten to take over a city reeling from financial crisis - in a nation constantly reinventing itself, anything can happen...