Before reaching the stars - Wanlyangkun

Wat Wanlyangkun's 1975 short fiction about a Thai mother following the assassination of her student activist son. Included is an introduction by the late Benedict Anderson.

Content note: writing about self-harm and murder.

Files

Beforereachingthestars.pdf (6.24 MB)

Intro.pdf (1.54 MB)

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