Literature Library author

Khamsing Srinawk

A concise guide to Khamsing Srinawk's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

IB PRL recommended author
Languages
Thai
Regions / countries
Thailand
Forms
Prose: fiction
Indexed works
2

Author overview

Khamsing Srinawk (born 1930) is a writer whose body of work spans fiction. This writing is in Thai and associated with Thailand. Major works and useful reading starting points include DARK GLASSES and Fā bō̜ kan. Key themes include Modernization and unequal access, Protection, captivity, and freedom, Seeing and concealed intention, and Ritual, merit, and unresolved suffering.

Reading pathway

Begin with DARK GLASSES, then move to Fā bō̜ kan.

Representative starting points

DARK GLASSES

A new road brings urban opportunity and danger to a rural family; a missing daughter and a caged bird turn the language of progress into a devastating question about freedom.

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