A Woman of Bangkok
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Monsoon Books
Published:1st Jul '25
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Set against a beautifully observed Thailand of the 1950s, this is the story of a young Englishman's infatuation with a dance hall hostess named Vilai, who all Bangkok knows as the White Leopard.
Acknowledged today 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.
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
Among the ten finest novels written about Asia.-- "The Asian Wall Street Journal"
At times the lying, grasping, impenitent and wholly immoral Vilai becomes twenty times larger than life. She is the real thing.-- "The New York Times"
Fascinating ... intensely readable.--Gore Vidal
More than half a century ago, Jack Reynolds wrote the original Bangkok bargirl story.--Stephen Leather, author
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.-- "The Guardian (UK)"
Pulls no punches ... a book to remember.-- "The Age (Australia)"
ISBN: 9781915310392
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336 pages