[Tlc] FW: Title Correction- Bangkok: A Cultural and Literary History,

[Michael Montesano]

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Subject: Title Correction- Bangkok: A Cultural and Literary History,




Wed, February 20 - Book Launch- Bangkok: A Cultural and Literary
History, by Maryvelma O'Neil, Forward by Sumet Jumsai  (7:30 pm)
(Correcting the title)


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Book Launch

Bangkok: 
A Cultural and Literary History

 
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by Maryvelma O'Neil 
Foreward by Sumet Jumsai

Wednesday, February 20 at 7:30 pm



Bangkok is a city of extraordinary allure. It bears the longest city
name in the world: forty-three syllables. Locals have shortened it to
Krung Thep which means City of Angels. Beginning as a floating city in a
lush tropical setting, it became known to foreigners as the "Venice of
the East". Centuries later, its majestic Grand Palace and glittering
Buddhist temples competed on the horizon with tower blocks. Chinese
immigration and investment and Indian commerce have also marked the
cityscape, while ethnic diversity is represented in the world-famous
Thai cuisine. The city was founded and shaped by Chakri monarchs, and
later altered by nationalistic monuments in new public spaces after the
end of absolute monarchy. 

Serious urban challenges now beset this Asian Tiger that hovers between
First World and Third. Development plans of the 1960s and arriviste
money of the 1980s gave rise to a jungle of skyscrapers on its alluvial
plain. Fascinating pockets of traditional indigenous life percolate
under a surface of modernity, while fragments of intense beauty and
sensation abound in the labyrinthine lanes and alleys that replaced
canals. 

Art historian Maryvelma O'Neil has written a new book that explores a
city rich in art, history, royal ceremony and tradition. Ms. O'Neill,
who lives in Geneva, will donate a portion of her royalties to help
preserve temple murals in remote provinces of Thailand.  

Please join us at the club to find out more about this fascinating new
book and to be among the first to purchase copies to take home. 



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