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Bright by Duanwad Pimwana
BRIGHT by DUANWAD PIMWANA translated by MUI POOPOKSAKUL
Thanks to @bookbeforeuleap for sending me this as a gift after I put it on my wishlist when @footnotes.and.tangents was discussing it in his stories.
This is a book written by a Thai writer and set in a working-class community in Thailand. It follows 5 year old Kampol whose parents have abandoned him outside the housing estate in which they used to live. Kampol is left to the kindness of his neighbours, who take it in turns to feed and house him, but these neighbours don’t have much and they sometimes struggle to feed themselves. Luckily, Kampol is a resourceful and resilient little boy and he manages to get by. The book Is actually made up of vignettes, or little episodes within Kampol and the neighbours’ lives.
It’s heartbreaking and heartwarming and ultimately explores the importance of community and sticking together.
I really loved this and the community will have a special place in my heart, especially little Kampol.
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Thanks to @bookbeforeuleap for sending me this as a gift after I put it on my wishlist when @footnotes.and.tangents was discussing it in his stories.
This is a book written by a Thai writer and set in a working-class community in Thailand. It follows 5 year old Kampol whose parents have abandoned him outside the housing estate in which they used to live. Kampol is left to the kindness of his neighbours, who take it in turns to feed and house him, but these neighbours don’t have much and they sometimes struggle to feed themselves. Luckily, Kampol is a resourceful and resilient little boy and he manages to get by. The book Is actually made up of vignettes, or little episodes within Kampol and the neighbours’ lives.
It’s heartbreaking and heartwarming and ultimately explores the importance of community and sticking together.
I really loved this and the community will have a special place in my heart, especially little Kampol.
#womenintranslation #witmonth #womenintranslationmonth #books #book #thailitetature #thailand #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookreviewer