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| Titre : | Thailand Confidential |
| Mention d'édition : | 1st |
| Editeur : | Hong Kong [Hong Kong] : Periplus Editions, 2005 |
| Langues : | Anglais (eng) |
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| Résumé : | "Wanna stand in the face of a charging elephant, get hit by a motorcycle, eat giant water bugs, blowtorch your mouth on some of the hottest chili peppers on earth, then go watch a sex change operation? Of course you don't, but, happily, Jerry Hopkins has done all that and more--lots more--in this darkly humorous, deeply affectionate, clear-eyed but never patronizing portrait of Thailand, his adopted home. Highly recommended." -- Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard, Hold the Enlightenment and Jaguars Ripped My Flesh
Writer Jerry Hopkins came to Thailand for a visit in the 1980s, and ended up a permanent resident with a temporary visa -a big, white farang haunting the bars and back alleys of Bangkok. His essays explore the mystery and mayhem of the 'Land of Smiles' to hilarious -and sometimes disturbing- effect. Travel with him to a place where whisky is rum, water buffaloes are gay, insects are dinner, dildoes are lucky charms, and your wildest adolescent fantasies can come true (for a nominal fee). |
| Mots-clés : | Thailand travel South East Asia |
| Index. décimale : | 959.3 Thailande |
| Genre : | Asie du Sud-Est/Voyage |
| Permalink : | http://medialibrary.afthailande.org/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=29432 |
Thailand Confidential [texte imprimé] . - 1st . - Hong Kong (Hong Kong) : Periplus Editions, 2005. ISBN : 978-0-7946-0093-8 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
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| Résumé : | "Wanna stand in the face of a charging elephant, get hit by a motorcycle, eat giant water bugs, blowtorch your mouth on some of the hottest chili peppers on earth, then go watch a sex change operation? Of course you don't, but, happily, Jerry Hopkins has done all that and more--lots more--in this darkly humorous, deeply affectionate, clear-eyed but never patronizing portrait of Thailand, his adopted home. Highly recommended." -- Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard, Hold the Enlightenment and Jaguars Ripped My Flesh
Writer Jerry Hopkins came to Thailand for a visit in the 1980s, and ended up a permanent resident with a temporary visa -a big, white farang haunting the bars and back alleys of Bangkok. His essays explore the mystery and mayhem of the 'Land of Smiles' to hilarious -and sometimes disturbing- effect. Travel with him to a place where whisky is rum, water buffaloes are gay, insects are dinner, dildoes are lucky charms, and your wildest adolescent fantasies can come true (for a nominal fee). |
| Mots-clés : | Thailand travel South East Asia |
| Index. décimale : | 959.3 Thailande |
| Genre : | Asie du Sud-Est/Voyage |
| Permalink : | http://medialibrary.afthailande.org/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=29432 | |  |
Thailand Confidential
