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Isan Writers, Thai Literature
Martin B Platt
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Paperback / so. BIC Classification: CB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Regional characteristics and regional language feature prominently in discussions of Thai identity, but there is little mention of regional literatures. In northeastern Thailand’s Isan region, authors write primarily in Thai, but it is possible nonetheless to identify an Isan literature, which played a significant and at times pivotal role in the development of Thai literature in the second half of the twentieth century, as authors grappled with how their origins and experiences related to the Thai centre. Martin Platt’s account of Isan literature is an important first step toward a broader study of regional literatures in Thailand, and shapes a ... Read more
Regional characteristics and regional language feature prominently in discussions of Thai identity, but there is little mention of regional literatures. In northeastern Thailand’s Isan region, authors write primarily in Thai, but it is possible nonetheless to identify an Isan literature, which played a significant and at times pivotal role in the development of Thai literature in the second half of the twentieth century, as authors grappled with how their origins and experiences related to the Thai centre. Martin Platt’s account of Isan literature is an important first step toward a broader study of regional literatures in Thailand, and shapes a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NUS Press Singapore
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971696979
SKU
V9789971696979
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99-3
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