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Peskett, William

 
9781515045175: Return To The Go-Go: Further Perspectives On Everyday Life In Pattaya, Thailand's Extreme City
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ISBN 10 : 151504517X ISBN 13 : 9781515045175
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Return to the Go-Go is the second volume of insights by Pattaya veteran Khun Pobaan into everyday life in Thailand’s extreme city. The first collection, If You Can’t Stand the Fun, Stay Out Of The Go-Go, gathered together essays that had been previously published in a local newspaper. As is the way of things, the essays went online and the current crop of 45 pieces have been collected from the monthly blog It Occurs to Me.Subjects tackled by the fearless author include hairless women, toothbrushes, the Thai language, censorship, vasectomies, town planning, squid fishing, road safety, military dictatorships and of course Pattaya’s cultural gift to the world, the go-go bar. Each topic is ruthlessly examined for its humorous content and exploited as a source of wisdom and insight into the human condition. Readers who have no connection with Funtown may call the essays collected in this book no more than the blatherings of a demented lay-about, but those who have reason to visit Pattaya for their holidays or the sense to make it their permanent home know differently.For those with a genuine interest in all things Pattayan, Return to the Go-Go is the only guide they need. Khun Pobaan’s precise and sometimes painful observations of life are the only true public record of the unique form of civilisation to be found on the Thai eastern seaboard. Each essay is cleverly planned to take as long to read as it takes the average reader to drink a bottle of cold Leo beer. Please behave responsibly by not attempting to finish the whole book at one sitting.

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À propos de l'auteur

William Peskett was brought up in Northern Ireland and educated there and at Cambridge University where he read natural sciences. He has worked in teaching, journalism, marketing, design management and corporate relations and lives in Pattaya, Thailand. He is married and has one daughter. Peskett published two volumes of poems, The Nightowl’s Dissection and Survivors—the first of which won an Eric Gregory Award. These were followed by three novels, four collections of short stories, a book of verse and the predecessor of this current title, If You Can’t Stand The Fun, Stay Out Of The Go-Go. You can find further information, contact the author and follow Khun Pobaan’s continuing blog at the official website www.williampeskett.com.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
151504517X
ISBN 13 
9781515045175
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
195
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