Thaifiction Publishing: 33 books

This vivid chronicle of an upcountry district in the heart of Siam is told through the rise of Ruen, an aspiring timber trader who leads a small community of farmers in its fight against nature and against man at the turn of the last century (1890-1909). Epidemics, fires, floods, famine and banditry...

What happens to common country folk when they are caught in the jaws of wayward religion and superstition? This is what happens, at Khoak Phranang, the epicentre of rural Thailand in the 1990s. A short, droll and dispiriting interlude before the final confrontation between the masters of spiritual spin. Read it in Lord of the Land, the keystone of the Khoak Phranang Quartet.

Soldier, pimp or artist? What is Rart’s real nature? Is history repeating itself? By the most inventive and versatile of Thai short story writers, a tale of social upheavals and human ambiguities that can be read at many levels.

This gem of a novel, written during the Second World War, is an amazingly realistic tale of sacrifice in the name of love, at once humorous and tragic: a must-read for both teenagers and grown-ups

Everything you need to know about Thai literature, from its origins to Thai fiction today. Literary criteria used in the selection of the 20 best novels of the last century, from The circus of life to The white shadow: plots – excerpts – critical assessment. Biographies of their 18 authors, from Arkartdamkeung Rapheephat to Saneh Sangsuk.

An ageing tycoon wants to achieve immortality by grafting his brain onto a younger body — until he is challenged by his very clone. At stake, there is more than the control of his business empire. A Thai novel on cloning, from a Buddhism-inspired perspective — winner of the Year 2000 SEA Write Award.

Who killed the old imam, and why? Your guess is as good as theirs. The novel every Thai, everyone concerned with the situation in Thailand’s deep South, should read. If only to ponder on the country's drift into collective madness. The short story on which it was based was accused of endangering...

Du cruel Couteau personnelau dé(ma)licieuxSouppanahong... tcha !, en passant par l'écriture moderne d'A bout portant, la prose drapée de Seksan Prasertkul et la joie de vivre d'Un couple qui tient la route, six petits chefs-d'œuvre à savourer stylet au poing. Un bref panorama des humeurs et humours de nouvellistes thaïlandais de la fin du siècle dernier.

When some men are cursed with immortality, they endeavour to break the curse and, if successful, turn into sea animals. A novel of magical realism and verbal magic set on the fault line of Islam and Buddhism in Southern Thailand

One way out of crippling poverty is by putting yourself at the service of the spirits of the land – folk credulity will do the rest. Thus is born the Medium, pitting himself against unethical Buddhist monks who also exploit the spiritual needs of Thai villagers. This is the second part of Wimon Sainimnuan's celebrated Khoak Phranang Quartet.

This national bestseller, emblematic of the 1970s student generation,explores the generation gap between parents and childrenin a Bangkok middle-class family,the pains of growing upand tug-of-war between friendship and love in teenage hearts.The world of feelings and frustrations it sketchesin a swift...

Noble Wimon is twenty-one, beautiful, rich, independent-minded and a little conceited, but loved by all and living a charmed life. When disaster strikes, she must take care of her numerous siblings almost single-handedly. Will she prove to be up to it as a person of quality endowed with moral rectitude? Noblesse...

A variety of styles and moods by seven leading Thai short story writers of today: A traffic-wise couple –Sila Komchai Blood buds – Sila Komchai The lookers-on –Korn Siriwatthano A bamboo bridge over rapids –Seksan Prasertkul Friends – Seksan Prasertkul The...

Little people, simple lives, modest dreams, traditional beliefs, petty fights, tragic accidents, and the dictates of the authorities: how fishermen alienate themselves from nature and lose their moorings is told in a patchwork, poetic narrative of rare beauty. A 1980s masterpiece to defy time and tide.