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DIVWilliam Warren'siBangkok/iis an informal portrait of this most vibrant and perplexing of modern cities. Divided into two parts, the first is a selective history, showing how Bangkok has developed over the last 200 years, while the second explores the contemporary face of the city through a series of personal impressions.BRBRThe author explains how the charms of Bangkok and its people outweigh the disadvantages of pollution, traffic and stifling heat. He also introduces celebrities, such as the early kings of Thailand's present dynasty and Anna Leonowens, heroine ofiThe King and I/i, as well as Jim Thompson, the US-born silk entrepreneur and art collector who mysteriously vanished in the jungles of Malaysia.BRBRiBangkok/iprovides a much needed history of the city, but is also imbued with the warmth of Warren's love affair with its frenetic way of life./divDIVIntroductionBRI. Bangkok in TimeBRII. The City TodayBRBibliographyBRPhotographic Acknowledgements/divDIVbWilliam Warren/bwas born in the southern USA, and has lived in Bangkok since 1959. He has written many books on Thailand, from gardens to Thai arts, crafts and cuisine, and also a biography of Jim Thompson.BR/div | |||
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