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The Understory

The Understory

by Saneh Sangsuk
Paperback
Publication Date: 19/03/2024

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A novel of man's relationship with nature, faith, and the vitality of storytelling, from celebrated Thai author Saneh Sangsuk.


The lovable, yarnspinning monk Luang Paw Tien, now in his nineties, was the last person in his village to bear witness to the power and plenitude of the jungle before agrarian and then capitalist life took over his community. Now he entertains the children of his village nightly with tales from his younger years: his long pilgrimage to India, his mother's dreams of a more stable life through agriculture, his proud huntsman father who resisted those dreams, and his love, who led him to pursue those dreams all over again.


Thoroughly entertaining and already beloved, Sangsuk's first novel available in the U.S. is a celebration of the oral tradition of storytelling and that tradition's power to preserve (and embellish) cultural memory.

ISBN:
9781646052752
9781646052752
Category:
linguistics
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
19-03-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Deep Vellum Publishing
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
215.9x139.7x13.97mm
Weight:
0.23kg

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