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Four Reigns

Readings from the week: ceremonial rigidity in turn-of-the-century Thailand

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ Leave a comment

This week I’ve been reading Four Reigns, Kukrit Pramoj‘s doorstopper of a novel about life in the Thai court in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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