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Comrade Aeon’s Field Guide to Bangkok

Emma Larkin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Granta Books

Published:5th May '22

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An overlooked patch of jungle in Bangkok brings together a rich cast of characters in search of redemption, opportunity and refuge.

'Endearing... enlightening... an affecting and suspenseful portrait of contemporary Bangkok' Literary Review 'Emma Larkin richly and vividly brings her characters to life... a captivating tour de force' Alaa Al Aswany An overlooked patch of jungle behind a Bangkok city slum resonates with the hopes, dreams and fears of the local community. Those who are drawn to the plot of land - among them a homeless revolutionary, an ambitious property developer, and a lonely expat housewife - believe they can find opportunity or redemption there. But the slum-dwelling spirits who guard its secrets have other plans. With a rich cast of characters that spans Bangkok's multi-layered society, Comrade Aeon's Field Guide to Bangkok is a masterful, captivating debut, and a vivid portrayal of a forgetful city awakening to its past.

Emma Larkin richly and vividly brings her characters to life, revealing the drama of their existence through a multifaceted look at Thai society. Comrade Aeon's Field Guide to Bangkok is a captivating tour de force * Alaa Al Aswany *
Endearing... enlightening... an affecting and suspenseful portrait of contemporary Bangkok * Literary Review *
A complicated paean to a complicated city [...] an intricate portrait of contemporary Bangkok that is, at once, dystopian and magnificent * South China Post *

ISBN: 9781783786206

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 23mm

Weight: 268g

384 pages