Four of these outstanding Thai short stories
are published in English for the first time.
The others appeared first in the Bangkok Post.
All mark new trends in Thai fiction writing
and deserve the widest readership.
Du cruel Couteau personnel au dé(ma)licieux Souppanahong... tcha !,
en passant par l'écriture moderne d'A bout portant,
la prose drapée de Seksan Prasertkul et la joie de vivre d'Un couple qui tient la route,
six petits chefs-d'oeuvre à savourer stylet au poing.
Un bref panorama des humeurs et humours
de nouvellistes thaïlandais de la fin du siècle dernier.
A variety of styles and moods by seven leading Thai short story writers of today: A traffic-wise couple - Sila Komchai Blood buds - Sila Komchai The lookers-on - Korn Siriwatthano A bamboo bridge over rapids - Seksan Prasertkul Friends - Seksan Prasertkul The muzzle - Suchart Sawasdisri The night of the falling stars - Manop Thanomsri Instructions - Sakchai Lakkhanawichian Ties that bind - Reungsak Kamthorn
