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Original Einband. Firts English Edition.

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Korpjitti, Chart:The Judgment: A Thai Novel - Erstausgabe1995, ISBN: 9748933008, Gebundene Ausgabe, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, PU: TMC, Bangkok, THAI, LITERATURE, FICTION, THAILAND, "This is the story of a young man who took as his wife a widow who was slightly deranged." Fak is the humble janitor of a provincial temple school. Abandoning an outstanding career as a monk, he defrocks to help his ageing, struggling father. While Fak is in the army, his father takes a wife. When the old man dies, Fak shares his hut with the widow. As he repels her advances and protects her from a hostile community, he falls prey to prejudice and misunderstandings from his neighbours, and there is nothing he can do to overturn the people's judgment. He will find solace in alcohol, which "liberates" him by providing oblivion. The man he trusts most cheats him in total impunity. This epoch-making novel is a scathing satire and chilling indictment of modern society, which makes heroes of "fuckin' cheats" and condemns upright citizens out of sheer hypocrisy. The tale is set in the rural central Thailand of the 1980s, but it concerns you, whoever and wherever you are -- now, and even more so tomorrow. First published in Thai, 1981. Printing limited to 3,200 copies. Dust jacket, " Bauchbinde: All Guilty !". 287 Seiten. Size: 20 x 13 cm, Gr. 8°.