A Civilized Woman: M. L. Boonlua Debhayasuwan and the Thai Twentieth Century
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 6162150615 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 442 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Susan Fulop Kepner is a writer, translator, and former professor at the University of California, Berkeley
A fascinating real-life story and behind the scenes history of Thailand J. C. This is a really interesting book detailing the life of a royal Thai woman "Boonlua." The author follows her from her birth in a palace, through school in Penang, and then living through the revolution in Thailand in 1932. Various royal family and historical figures play their part in a riveting story of Thailand. Boonlua and her sister wrote so
"Like any good biographer, she loves her subject, but does not shy from revealing that subject's arrogance, willfulness and contrarianism. Susan Kepner succeeds in conveying the sheer complexity of Boonlua’s life, resulting in not only a fine biography and literary appreciation but also a unique essay in social history."Chris Baker, Bangkok Post, November 13 2013
Boonlua became one of the first Thai women to earn a university degree. As an official in the Ministry of Education, she worked to improve and represent Thailand at education conferences. Boonlua Debhayasuwan was born into a noble Siamese family in 1911 and not only witnessed but participated in the great events of her century. Her essays on literature became the foundation of modern Thai literary criticism and her novels are now recognized as unique social histories of the times in which she lived.