Monks, murder, money, miracles and mystifications. Snakes galore and sleazy slitherings intertwined with scandal, suicide and rape in the central Thai village of Khoak Phranang – the first of a celebrated quartet of novels [see The Medium, Khoak Phranang and Lord of the Landunder the ThaiFiction imprint]. Central to the story are Yeesun, murderer, boxer, snake catcher and a good man – and Abbot Nian (Father Smoothy), who beheads Buddha statues
Monday 20 August 2012
Snakes: A Thai novel
Monks, murder, money, miracles and mystifications. Snakes galore and sleazy slitherings intertwined with scandal, suicide and rape in the central Thai village of Khoak Phranang – the first of a celebrated quartet of novels [see The Medium, Khoak Phranang and Lord of the Landunder the ThaiFiction imprint]. Central to the story are Yeesun, murderer, boxer, snake catcher and a good man – and Abbot Nian (Father Smoothy), who beheads Buddha statues
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