King of Bangkok by Sopranzetti, Claudio

The King of Bangkok (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781487508869)

Vendor: Claudio Sopranzetti
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$74.00
$74.00
$74.00
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King of Bangkok by Sopranzetti, Claudio

The King of Bangkok

$74.00
King of Bangkok by Sopranzetti, Claudio

The King of Bangkok

$74.00
Format: Hardcover
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The English translation of this bestselling graphic novel tells the story of Nok, an old blind man who sells lottery tickets in Bangkok, as he decides to leave the city and return to his native village. Through reflections on contemporary Bangkok and flashbacks to his past, Nok reconstructs a journey through the slums of migrant workers, the rice fields of Isaan, the tourist villages of Ko Pha Ngan, and the Red Shirt protests of 2010.


Based on a decade of anthropological research, The King of Bangkok is a story of migration to the city, distant families in the countryside, economic development eroding the land, and violent political protest. Ultimately, it is a story about contemporary Thailand and how the waves of history lift, engulf, and crash against ordinary people.



Author: Claudio Sopranzetti, Sara Fabbri, Chiara Natalucci
ISBN-10: 1487508867
ISBN-13: 9781487508869
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2021
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 0.90d
By Claudio Sopranzetti
By Claudio Sopranzetti
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Claudio Sopranzetti is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Central European University. He is the author of Owners of the Map, winner of the 2019 Margaret Mead Award.
Sara Fabbri is an illustrator and editorial designer, currently working as Art Director for Linus, an Italian comics magazine.
Chiara Natalucci is an interpreter and translator of Russian and English, currently teaching English at a secondary school in Italy.

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