{"product_id":"the-king-of-bangkok-paperback-softback-9781487526412","title":"The King of Bangkok (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487526412","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe King of Bangkok\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClaudio Sopranzetti (Author), Sara Fabbri (Author), Chiara Natalucci (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487526412\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 November 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 17.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The artwork is at least as important as text. Sara Fabbri\u0026amp;#x2019;s colored line drawings give the tale an urgency that words themselves cannot convey.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Peter Gordon (\u003cem\u003eAsian Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"Shades of hope and humor glimmer amid the forces of inequity and impunity depicted in this memorable book that homes in on the rich lives of ordinary people, those who the country's rulers are meant to serve.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - David Hopkins (\u003cem\u003eNikkei Asia\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a triumph.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Chris Baker (\u003cem\u003eBangkok Post\u003c\/em\u003e) \"Well informed and captivating. Much more than a didactic good-versus-evil tale, \u003cem\u003eThe King of Bangkok\u003c\/em\u003e does justice to the complex people who animate a country that many of us would do well to know better.\" - Rosalie Metro, University of Missouri-Columbia (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on a decade of anthropological research, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Bangkok\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword by Nick Sousanis\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ePrelude\u003cbr\u003eChapter One\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix I: Timeline of Events\u003cbr\u003eAppendix II: Interview with the Authors\u003cbr\u003eAppendix III: Reading Guide\u003cbr\u003eAppendix IV: Further Readings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656104898840,"sku":"9781487526412","price":20.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-king-of-bangkok-paperback-softback-9781487526412","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}