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20760 links in 841 categories and 3 comments by 92 members. Directory last updated 08/20/08.
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The Falcon of Siam by Axel Aylwen
 The Great Epic Novel of Thailand Siam - The Venice of the East. Into this fabulous world of innocent sensuality and exquisite power games strides Constantine Phaulkon, trader, cavalier and rogue. In the employ of the British East India Company, Phaulkon is pursuing his own sense of purpose - his destined link with Siam and its all-powerful monarch, King Narai. A tale of seventeenth century piracy and war, set against a background of unrivalled beauty and fascination. One man's love for two women unravels within the pages of this epic novel in the grand tradition. |
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Rattanakosin by Paul Adirex
Rattanakosin - The birth of Bangkok On November 3, 2003, Christopher Milton, First Secretary at the American Embassy in Bangkok, decides on the spur of the moment to visit the National Museum, which is celebrating the bicentennial of Krom Pra Ratchawang Bovorn Maha Surasinghanart, younger brother and Front Palace of King Rama I. Milton stops to observe the laying of wreaths at the bronze monument of Krom Pra Ratchawang Bovorn near the museum, and learns more about this national hero who had served two kings and fought in more than twenty-five battles against the enemies. |
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Falcon - At the Court of Siam by John Hoskins
A True Account of One of the Most Thrilling Periods in Thai History Set toward the end of the seventeenth century, Falcon at the Court of Siam, recounts the true story of Constantine Phaulkon, a Greek of low birth who spectacularly rose to fame, and infamy, as King Narai's favourite courtier - and in effect, if not in name, First Minister of Siam. No other foreigner, before or since, has ever held such a position of power and influence in Siam. |
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The Occidentals by Caron Eastgate James
A 19th Century Siamese Saga A tale of passion and vengeance set against the steamy atmosphere of old Siam, as the country artfully resists the advances of European colonialism, and Bangkok itself transforms from a medieval backwater into a modernising city. The story begins in 1868, when English photographer Edward Fairburn ventures to Siam - ostensibly to photograph the mysterious land and its exotic people. Edward's motive for his Far East sojourn, however, is not only adventure, but also to escape from the disappointments of his marriage to Charlotte, whom he has left in Australia with their young daughter, Elizabeth. Mesmerised by the beauty of Siamese women, Edward soon takes a mistress, Kesri - young, beautiful, ambitious, and guileful - who gives birth to a daughter, Anchalee. |
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Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj
Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj, Translated by Tulachandra Kukrit Pramoj's longest book follows the lives and the families of minor courtiers from the absolute monarchy of the closing years of the last century to the Allied bombing raids on Bangkok in mid-1940's. Anyone interested in Thailand will find this an intriguing tale. M.R. Kukrit Pramoj (1911-1995) was a phenomenon. He achieved distinction in the fields of politics, classical dance drama, and literature, while also even appearing in the Hollywood version of The Ugly American playing opposite Marlon Brando. Among his most popular books, originally serialised in his column in Siam Rath, are his "capitalist version" of the Chinese classic of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, along with his equally astute adaptation to a Thai village setting, Phai Daeng ( Red Bamboo ), of that classic comedy of the cold war era The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovanni Guareschi. |
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The Paston Papers, Siam 1688 by J. C. Shaw
The Paston Papers, Siam 1688 by J. C. Shaw A historical novel set in seventeenth century Siam. |
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