Books
The Glass Palace
by Amitav Ghosh
An ambitious epic that spans the fall of Burmese monarchy, the modern Indian independence movement, and generations affected by a relentlessly changing world. The author and professor Meenakshi Mukherjee called the book the most scathing critique of British colonialism she had ever encountered.
From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey
by Pascal Khoo Thwe
In this winner of the 2002 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Prize, a chance meeting inspires the fascinating story of an ambitious young Burmese man with a love of English literature and a hope for a better future. The result is a personal and affecting chronicle of a people.
Finding George Orwell in Burma
by Emma Larkin
An American journalist goes in search of the legend of Orwell, and creates a fascinating document of post-colonial Burma.
Burmese Days
by George Orwell
Colonial gentlemen who are anything but slowly drink themselves to death on warm gin in the waning days of the decrepit British Raj in Orwell’s early autobiographical novel.
A History of Thailand
by Chris Baker & Pasuk Phongpaichit
Nearly 300 years of history are neatly compacted into this essential volume on later Thai history.
Thai Art & Culture
by Henry Ginsburg
Ginsburg’s richly illustrated tome features manuscripts, letters, maps, and a wealth of visual information sourced from among the best museums and libraries in the western world.
Thai Buddhas
by Dawn Rooney
The great Southeast Asian scholar's primer on the grace and aesthetics of Theravada Buddhism in a neat little package.
