Bangkok Found

Bangkok Found
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Publisher : River Books Press Dist A C
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ISBN-10 : 9749863925
ISBN-13 : 9789749863923
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Book Synopsis Bangkok Found by : Alex Kerr

Download or read book Bangkok Found written by Alex Kerr and published by River Books Press Dist A C. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does Bangkok have a centre? How would you classify that Thai smile you just received by height and angle? What do the flames and curlicues of Thai design have in common with conch shells and cactus? After shopping, nightlife, and temples, you start to wonder where the appeal of Bangkok really lies. Sequel to Alex Carr's award-winning Lost Japan, Bangkok Found takes you on a journey to the origin in this series of meditations on the city. With wit and a wealth of anecdotes from thirty years experience in Bangkok, Alex probes beneath the surface, as he moves from being a shopper to a shop owner, and from an island-hopper to an island developer. He relives the myth of old Bangkok, watching masked dancers perform by moonlight at his old teak house, only to find that modern artists are also creating a mystical new city based on cultural fashion. AUTHOR: Alex Kerr is a writer and world renowned expert on Japanese culture and art. Born in America in 1952 he studied Japanese Studies at Yale University and Chinese Studies at Oxford University. He has lived in Japan and Thailand since the early 1970's. He is also the author of award-winning Lost Japan 1994, Dogs and Demons: The Fall of Modern Japan 2002, and Living in Japan 2006. SELLING POINTS Sequel to Alex Kerr's award-winning Lost Japan, this publication is sure to be equally successful Cover images contributed by renowned Thai artists Navin Rawanchaikul and Thongchai Srisukprasert 85 b/w illustrations


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