Product Description

William Warren's "Bangkok" is an informal portrait of this most vibrant and perplexing of modern cities. Divided into two parts, the first a selective history, showing how it has developed over the last two hundred years, the second exploring the contemporary face of the city through a series of personal impressions. The author describes how the charms of the city and its people outweight the disadvantages of pollution, traffic and stifling heat. He also describes celebrities such as the early kings of Thailand's present dynasty and Anna Leonowens, heroine of "The King and I", as well as Jim Thompson, the US-born silk entrepreneur and art collector who mysteriously vanished in the jungles of Malaysia. "Bangkok" provides a much needed history of the city, but is also imbued with the warmth of Warren's love affair with its frenetic way of life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2653213 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Review
'If you've been [to Bangkok], but came away feeling you didn't get as far under its skin as you would have liked, or if you are going and want to know more than the price of fake watches and bar girls, read Warren for a view from the inside of this fascinating place' --The Sunday Times

'With his very adroit use of historical sources, his straightforward view, his wit and lucid style, [Warren] has written the best book available about one of the most winningly contradictory cities in the world' --The Japan Times

'Warren's observations of the contemporary city are spot-on'
--Far Eastern Economic Review