Inside the House of the Raja: My Journey to a Forgotten Palace in Thailand's Troubled Deep South - Couverture souple

Comas, Xavier

 
9781912049387: Inside the House of the Raja: My Journey to a Forgotten Palace in Thailand's Troubled Deep South
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ISBN 10 : 1912049384 ISBN 13 : 9781912049387
Editeur : monsoon, 2018

Synopsis

Forgotten in Thailand's troubled Deep South, on the border of Muslim Malaysia, stands a dilapidated wooden palace once home to a Malay ruler, the last of his dynasty. Locals call it the House of the Raja , a place suffused with loss and solitude, laden with the region s glorious past and tragic present. Intrigued by this demonised, yet little-known borderland, Xavier Comas chanced upon this mysterious house. Crossing the doorway, he fell under its spell and felt compelled to delve into its past. The caretaker, a Muslim shaman who held rituals inside, invited the author to stay and initiated him into its hidden dimensions. As he builds a bond of trust with the inhabitants of the house, the missing pieces of its history gently fall into place, revealing an ancient culture long hidden and the building s ties to the centuries-old struggles in this contested region. Comas evocative story take us into a realm of hauntings, mystic powers and fading memories. His first-hand account enthralls the reader with vivid descriptions in which the real and the magical entwine. Inside the House of the Raja provides a missing key to controversial issues of legacy, belief and identity in Thailand s Muslim South.

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À propos de l?auteur

Author and photographer Xavier Comas is a fine arts graduate of the University of Barcelona, whose work has been published and exhibited in Europe and Asia, as well as being featured by prominent magazines throughout the world. The Singapore Art Museum exhibited his installation Pasajero in 2009 and acquired his Jiutamai series as a permanent collection. In researching The House of the Raja, Comas immersed himself in the Deep South of Thailand for over a year and returns regularly.

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Éditeur
monsoon
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1912049384
ISBN 13 
9781912049387
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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