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The Politician and Other Stories
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Oxford University Press, 1973. Reprinted in Bangkok in 1975 by Duang Kamol Co. Ltd. 1 volume in-8, 101 pp, with black and white illustrations, nicely rebound in thai silk by Assumption Printing Company in Bangkok. An other copy, with illustrated hard covers, is sold at same price
The Politician and Other Stories is an acclaimed collection of satirical short stories written by the celebrated Thai author Khamsing Srinawk. Writing under the pen name Lao Khamhom, Khamsing was named a National Artist in Literature in 1992.The book is widely considered a foundational work of modern Thai literature and a masterpiece of social commentary.Originally published in Thai in 1958 under the title Fa Bo Kan "The Sky is No , the collection serves as a direct window into the lives of rural Thai villagers (specifically from the northeastern Isan region) during the second half of the 20th century
