Re: (The Nation) Making Thais read books

yoosnet@xxxxxxxxx wrote in news:u9ubh1tgk67dvhi872tmlt463b8qvbtsu5@xxxxxxx:

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> Hi Nick
>
> There's the Pira Sudham series. Although he's Thai he wrote all his
> books in English. One of them is pretty autobiographical. His early
> books are very good but I must admit that I thought that the last one
> he wrote was rubbish. There's also:
>
> 'Letters from Thailand' by Botan
> 'The Teachers of Mad Dog Swamp' by Khammaan Khonkhai
> 'A child of the Northeast' by Kampoon Boontawee
>
> There used to be a big reading list on the SCT FAQ but I can't find a
> copy of it any more :-(
>
> Maybe Joris still has a copy? JORIS!!!
>
>
>

Thanks for your suggestions,


Nick
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