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Arcadius
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I suspect it's based on fact, but he'll have taken a great deal of poetic licence with the reality in order to produce the morality tale he wants. After all, the guy's a novelist not a reporter.
I'd guess he went to LOS, screwed around a bit, and the rest is largely the product of his imagination. Applying a few 'what ifs?' to dramatise unexceptional personal experiences is more-or-less what fiction writers do.
I don't object to this method per se - only to the fact that he makes a big deal about pretending otherwise and the end product is sentimental, prissy and condescending. Then again, it was clearly tailor-made for a Daily Mail/Readers Digest type of audience. This is one of the last markets you would choose for an authentic story about relationships in LOS.
Actually, I'm not altogether sure such a market exists at present. If it did, an outstanding book like Reynolds' "A Woman of Bangkok" (which was hailed in the 50s as one of 10 finest novels ever written about Asia) would still be in print. Scandalous that it isn't.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:54 am on Dec. 8, 2003
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Hermanolobo
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Quote: from Arcadius on 7:54 pm on Dec. 8, 2003
Actually, I'm not altogether sure such a market exists at present. If it did, an outstanding book like Reynolds' "A Woman of Bangkok" (which was hailed in the 50s as one of 10 finest novels ever written about Asia) would still be in print. Scandalous that it isn't.
I read Reynold's novel this year, the fact it was written in 1956 is truly amazing. It could have been written yesterday.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 7:25 am on Dec. 8, 2003
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Arcadius
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Hermano
I agree entirely - that's what gives Reynolds' novel the mark of a true classic. Of course, the story and the main characters (especially the magnificent Vilai) are way larger than life, but he captures the essence of things perfectly.
I think the section where he's seeing life through Vilai's eyes is the best thing I've ever read about Thai BGs anywhere. Very difficult to imagine how this could be done better.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:31 am on Dec. 8, 2003
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Metaliclink
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Fact or Fiction, the writer did his job in creating an interesting read and giving people something to talk about.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 3:00 am on Dec. 9, 2003
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