The time of the Tiger
I have just managed to escape from a jungle in the east Thailand.. How did this happen? How did I end up there? This must be due to a book I bought while on a recent trip. As I usually do in every trip, this time also, I visited a bookstore in the town, eager to find a book that is at the top of the booklist there. Noticing my desperation, the shop assistant offered a book. This was the “The Understory” written by a Thai writer named Saneh Sangsuk. He is a leading fiction writer in Thailand. He has also managed to win remarkable awards in Thai and Global literary circles. However, his writings are only now being published in English. This book has been translated to English from Thai by a Mui Poopoksakul. Mui is a lawyer living in Berlin. She has translated several selected works of major contemporary Thai writers into English. This translation of hers, manages to convey the original emotions without being overpowering. Despite the British English accent, it is very easy and comf...