Laos

Click here to read my post about the books I read from Laos

  1. Mother’s Beloved: Stories from Laos, Outhine Bounyavong, 1999 (3 stars)
  2. The Late Homecomer, Kao Kalia Yang, 2008 (4 stars)
  3. When the Sky Turns Upside Down, Doung Champa and Duangduan Bounyavong, 2009 (3 stars)
  4. How to Pronounce Knife, Souvankham Thammavongsa, 2020 (3.5 stars)
  5. Bonus book: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Anne Fadiman, 1997 (5 stars)

Not Read:

  1. Epic poems (Phra Lak Phra Ram, Thao Hung Thao Cheuang, and/or Sang Sinxay) (couldn’t find any in English)
  2. Au royaume du million d’éléphants: Exploration du Laos et du Tonkin, 1887 – 1895, Auguste Pavie, 1895 (couldn’t find)
  3. Contes Populaires du Cambodge, du Laos, et du Siam, Auguste Pavie, 1903 (actually I read at least some of this when I was reading Thailand, but I couldn’t remember anything about it)
  4. Au-delà du Mékong, Oubone-lat Papet, 2008 (couldn’t find it)