Venom / Saneh Sangsuk ; translated from the Thai by Mui Poopoksakul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saneh Sangsuk, author.

Contributor:

Poopoksakul, Mui, translator.

Standardized Title:

Asorraphit. English

Language:

English

Thai

Genre:

short stories.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

81 pages ; 18 cm

Edition:

First US edition.

Place of Publication:

Dallas, Texas : Deep Vellum Publishing, 2024.

Language Note:

In English, translated from the Thai.

Summary:

"The story of one village, nestled in the Thai jungle, that has fallen under the spell of a mysterious religious leader; and the story of a family's defiance. In the village of Praeknamdang, a ten-year-old boy has big dreams of becoming a star shadow puppeteer. He and his parents, however, are the objects of a powerful man's rancor as they alone dare to doubt his claim of being the local goddess's medium. One summer day, while out in the fields grazing his beloved oxen and putting on a show for his friends, the boy finds himself locked in a struggle with a giant king cobra, a snake the influential pretender would claim was sent by the goddess to punish him and his family. Set in the same world as Sangsuk's beloved novel The Understory, Venom is a parable about an underdog's fight in a world that conspires against him"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Originally published as Asorraphit by Maew Kraow Press"--Copyright page.

"Published in the United Kingdom as Venom in 2023 by Peirene Press Ltd"--Copyright page.

Other Format:

Online version: Saneh Sangsuk. Venom

ISBN:

9781646053506

1646053508

OCLC:

1425807523

Publisher Number:

90100231246