THE FABULIST
by Uthis Haemamool
Description
- Shortlisted for S.E.A. Write Award 2015
- First Thai novel published by PRH SEA
From one of Thailand’s most prominent writers, THE FABULIST is a mesmerizing family saga told in five parts, each by a different narrator and written in a distinctive genre/format.
The story follows four generations of a Thai family, from the matriarch (who was a tree, a naga, a deer, and a rock before she became a woman) to her eldest son, a doctor who embarks upon a quest for justice in the afterlife after suffering a stroke, from the doctor's wife (who lives out the soap opera of her dreams) to a ghostwriter who turns family tragedy into fiction.
Their stories contradict each other and the reader is left with more questions than answers, but all is revealed in the last chapter as a young woman from the next generation returns to her hometown and the truth is finally out.
Uthis Haemamool blends origin myths, recorded history, religious fables and domestic high-drama into THE FABULIST, offering a rare look at Thailand's ordinary people. A challenging but highly satisfying read, just like the best kind of literature.
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Author Biography
Uthis Haemamool (b.1975) has published seven novels and four short stories collection, he became widely known for the KAENG KHOI Trilogy containing the novels THE BROTHERHOOD OF KAENG KHOI, which won him the Seven Book Awards and the S.E.A. Write Award in 2009; The Elegy, and The Fabulist. In 2017, his novel SILHOUETTE OF DESIRE was translated and published in Japanese, followed by an art exhibition of the same name that showcases his drawings and paintings. The novel was then adapted for the stage under the direction of Toshiki Okada, which premiered in Bangkok and staged at Centre Pompidou Paris in 2018 and Tokyo in 2019.
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- Publisher/Imprint Penguin Random House SEA / Penguin Books
- Publication Date April 2023
- Orginal LanguageThai
- ISBN/Identifier 9789815017052
- FormatPaperback
- Pages378
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Titleจุติ
- Original Language Authorsอุทิศ เหมะมูล
- Copyright Year2023
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