Thoughtful and lyrical | Bangkok Post: feature

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

It's difficult, if not impossible, to name just two books that I like the most. But one that comes immediately to my mind is The Love of Wallaya by Seni Saowaphong, pen name of Sakchai Bamrungpong, a national artist in literature.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI SIRONDHORN ANTHROPOLOGY CENTRE

It's an unusual book. While the name suggests that it's a love story, the book is in fact about the love felt by people who share an ideology _ and it's a very thoughtful work. This may not be a favourite among fans of this author, for his style of writing here is more documentary than novelistic.