Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen Abridged Version, The Linguistic This is the first book

This is the first book dedicated to Lao religion in almost forty years and it has all the freshness that new eyes bring to an old subject

author of A History of Laos

indeed inform us as to the future and even present-day patterns of political behaviour

not only of a principality in northwestern Laos

Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen Abridged Version, The Linguistic This is the first bookTranslated by Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit 1 Map, 32 Drawings, Glossary, paperback This outstanding classic of the Thai language is an entertaining folk epic set in the social panorama of traditional Siam. The tale is a spectacular love story rich in romance, adventure, violence, farce, and magic, and ending in the tragic and enigmatic death of its heroine. Written in lively prose, this new, abridged edition retains every scene, incident, and