TY - BOOK
T1 - Isan Writers, Thai Literature
T2 - Writing and Regionalism in Modern Thailand
AU - Platt, Martin B.
N1 - First published by: NUS Press, National University of Singapore, ISBN 9789971696979
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Regional characteristics and regional language feature prominently in discussions of Thai identity, but there is little mention of regional literatures. In northeastern Thailand's Isan region, authors write primarily in Thai, but it is possible nonetheless to identify an Isan literature, which played a significant and at times pivotal role in the development of Thai literature in the second half of the 20th century, as authors grappled with how their origins and experiences related to the Thai centre. Martin Platt's account of Isan literature is an important first step toward a broader study of regional literatures in Thailand, and shapes a model that has relevance for examining literary works in other Asian countries.
AB - Regional characteristics and regional language feature prominently in discussions of Thai identity, but there is little mention of regional literatures. In northeastern Thailand's Isan region, authors write primarily in Thai, but it is possible nonetheless to identify an Isan literature, which played a significant and at times pivotal role in the development of Thai literature in the second half of the 20th century, as authors grappled with how their origins and experiences related to the Thai centre. Martin Platt's account of Isan literature is an important first step toward a broader study of regional literatures in Thailand, and shapes a model that has relevance for examining literary works in other Asian countries.
M3 - Book
SN - 9788776941291
BT - Isan Writers, Thai Literature
PB - NIAS Press
CY - Copenhagen
ER -