"That night, the rain poured and wind howled, raindrops crashing like solid objects onto the ground and water. A passenger boat from Ban Phaen to Bangkok, packed with people, pressed on through the current amidst the rising clamor of the rain and storm. . . ." The boat capsizes in the torrent, and washed up on the shore the next morning are the sodden bodies of the many passengers who lost their lives.

Thus begins M. R. Kukrit Pramoj's classic novel set in the Thailand of the early 1950s and first published in 1954. The life of each passenger who perished is retraced from birth, revealing a complex web of experiences and emotions.

Author: M. R. Kukrit Pramoj
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 06/01/1999
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9789747100679

About the Author

M. R. Kukrit Pramoj (1911-1995) was a writer of renown, politician, prime minister, intellectual, journalist, and classical dancer. He wrote more than 20 books, including the historical novel Four Reigns.