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Asian shorts
Asian Shorts came about because of a sequence of events on one weekend in May 2015. A friend was telling me that he had several short stories with Asia as a backdrop, I was saying that I had a few as well, another friend sent me an email that he wanted to write a short on Pattaya, and one of my Thai cousins sent me her latest photo, the one on the cover of this book. It was like somebody was trying to tell me something, or several were anyway. Translator: Owen Jones PUBLISHER: TEKTIME
Asian Shorts
Asian Shorts came about because of a sequence of events on one weekend in May 2015. A friend was telling me that he had several short stories with Asia as a backdrop, I was saying that I had a few as well, another friend sent me an email that he wanted to write a short on Pattaya, and one of my Thai cousins sent me her latest photo, the one on the cover of this book. It was like somebody was trying to tell me something, or several were anyway. The nineteen stories by nine authors in this anthology were sent to me in one month, but are as varied as their writers. The stipulation was that Asia or an Asian had to feature strongly in the story. We have stories featuring Cambodia, China, Laos, Ma...
Asiatiese kortverhale
Asiatiese Kort Verhale deur Verskeie Outeurs Asiatiese Kort Verhale, deur nege outeurs, het elk ‘n Asiaat of speel af in Asië as hoof agtergrond. Asiatiese Kort Verhale het gebeur as gevolg van ‘n reeks gebeure een naweek in Mei 2015. ‘n Vriend het my vertel dat hy verskeie kort stories met Asië as agtergrond het, ek het genoem dat ek ook ‘n paar stories het, nog ‘n vriend het my ‘n epos gestuur dat hy ‘n kort verhaal oor Pattaya wil skryf, en een van my Thai niggies het vir my haar nuutste foto gestuur, die een op die voorblad van die bundel. Dit was asof iemand iets vir my probeer vertel het, of ‘n klomp het in elk geval. Die negentien stories deur nege outeurs in hierdie...
Lek - o início
O Início. Aos 21 anos de idade, Lek, uma garota simples e comum das fazendas do norte dos arrozais tailandêses, teve que ir para Pattaya trabalhar para ajudar sua mãe viúva a pagar a hipoteca para salvar a fazenda, quitar a hipotecária e manter seus irmãos na escola. Este livro, O Início, mostra como era sua vida antes de ela ter que deixar sua pequena e trabalhosa, mas feliz vida no vilarejo e as únicas pessoas que ela conhecia. O livro retrata os eventos que a deixaram feliz e aqueles que a entristeceram em sua infância, desde a convivência com a sua avó até a sobrevivência com o marido. No último momento, alguns amigos se preparam para levá-la a tornar a inicialização da ...
Lek - the beginning
Lek - The Beginning At twenty-one years of age, Lek, an ordinary, contemporary, farm girl from the northern Thai Rice belt, had to go to Pattaya to work in the leisure industry to help her widowed mother pay off the mortgage to save the farm from foreclosure and keep her siblings in school. This book, The Beginning, shows what her life was like before she had to leave her small, hard-working, but happy village and the only people she had ever known. It depicts the events that made her happy and those that saddened her in her early life from living with her grandmother to surviving with her husband, Tom. At the very last moment, some friends step up to make Lek's transition to life in Thailan...
The dream
The Dream takes up the story of Lek, her family and friends from two years further down the line. In the past, it has always been Lek who issued the ultimata, but this story opens with her having received one and it throws her. She is offered the fulfilment of her oldest dream, but can she take it? The fulfilment of any dream requires sacrifices, but is Lek prepared to make them now that her goal is within her grasp? It is a tough one, which means a hard time for her, although her family and friends are behind her as always. Which way will she go? The instinct to follow her dream and the inertia of a comfortable life in the village, as she gets older vie for supremacy in her mind. As is usua...
An Improbable Life
Sir Trevor McDonald is an extraordinary man - and he has led an improbable life. Now in his 80th year, he is known and loved by people the world over for his humility, charm and natural ease. As a natural storyteller and communicator, he has few equals. In An Improbable Life, Sir Trevor recounts his personal experience of world events and interviews with globally famous - or notorious - figures. He has witnessed war and death and risked his own life to meet and talk with despots and liberators. We read about his first trip to South Africa, and obtaining the first British television interview with Nelson Mandela; his reflections on the Windrush generation; and experiencing Barack Obama's momentous inauguration as President of the USA. We are also present at his dramatic meetings with Saddam Hussein (the first and only one by a British television correspondent) and Muammar Gaddafi. Engaging, intimate and moving, this is the life story of an exceptional journalist and broadcaster who over decades has expertly revealed to us history in the making.
Lek - el comienzo
Lek - El comienzo A los veintiún años de edad, Lek, una campesina ordinaria y contemporánea del cinturón de arroz del norte de Tailandia, tuvo que ir a Pattaya a trabajar en la industria del ocio para ayudar a su madre viuda a pagar la hipoteca para salvar la granja de la ejecución hipotecaria y mantener a sus hermanos en la escuela. Este libro, El Principio, muestra cómo era su vida antes de tener que dejar su pequeño, trabajador, pero feliz pueblo y las únicas personas que había conocido. Describe los eventos que la hicieron feliz y los que la entristecieron en sus primeros años de vida, desde vivir con su abuela hasta sobrevivir con su esposo, Tom. En el último momento, algunos...
Asiatische Kurzgeschichten
Asiatische Kurzgeschichten entstand aufgrund einer Abfolge von Ereignissen an einem Wochenende im Mai 2015. Ein Freund von mir erzählte mir, dass er einige Kurzgeschichten mit asiatischen Hintergrund gesammelt hatte, dazu erklärte ich ihm, dass ich auch welche hatte, ein anderer Freund schrieb mir eine E-Mail, dass er eine Kurzgeschichte über Pattaya schreiben wollte und einer meiner thailändischen Cousinen schickte mir ihr jüngstes Foto, das auf dem Buchcover. Es war, als ob mir jemand oder mehrere etwas sagen wollten. Die neunzehn Geschichten von neun Autoren in dieser Anthologie wurden mir innerhalb eines Monats zugesendet, sie sind genauso vielfältig wie ihre Schriftsteller. Die Vo...
Contos Asiáticos
CONTOS ASIÁTICOS surgiu por causa de uma sequência de eventos de um fim-de-semana em maio de 2015. Um amigo dizia-me que tinha várias histórias curtas que tinham a Ásia como pano de fundo, eu dizia-lhe que também tinha algumas, um outro amigo enviou-me um e-mail a dizer que e queria escrever uma história curta sobre Pattaya, e uma das minhas primas tailandesas enviou-me a sua última foto, que serve de capa a este livro. Era como se alguém estivesse a tentar dizer-me algo, ou pelo menos algumas pessoas estavam a fazê-lo. As dezanove histórias por nove autores que constam nesta antologia foram-me enviadas num mês, mas são tão variadas quanto os seus autores. A exigência era de q...
