Among the ten finest novels written about Asia.
Description
Acknowledged as one of the most memorable novels about Thailand, “A Woman of Bangkok” was first published to critical acclaim in London and New York in the 1950s and is a classic of Bangkok fiction. Set in 1950s Thailand, this is the story of an Englishman’s infatuation with a dance-hall hostess named Vilai. No ordinary prostitute, Vilai is one of the most memorable in literature’s long line of brazen working girls
Pages328
Released2012
LanguageEnglish
PublisherMonsoon Books
ISBN9789814358620
SellerSimon & Schuster
Reviews
Pulls no punches … a book to remember.
At times the lying, grasping, impenitent and wholly immoral Vilai becomes twenty times larger than life. She is the real thing.
One night in Bangkok, so the song goes, makes a hard man humble. The city is, in fact, a combine harvester for the expat male heart. Jack Reynolds captures the ethos perfectly in this, the definitive account, written 50 years ago.
Fascinating … intensely readable.
Gore Vidal
A well-written and poignant story of a young Englishman’s descent into the world of Thai brothels … the best novel yet published with this theme.
Joe Cummings, author
More than half a century ago, Jack Reynolds wrote the original Bangkok bargirl story.
Stephen Leather, author
