March 13, 2011
Translating a Thai Epic
Courtesy of Pasuk Phongpaichit
Pasuk Phongpaichit (left) and Chris Baker noticed how often the Thai literary classic was cited in works they consulted in their academic writing.
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Courtesy of Pasuk Phongpaichit
Pasuk Phongpaichit (left) and Chris Baker noticed how often the Thai literary classic was cited in works they consulted in their academic writing.
If you were to set about translating a tumultuous romantic epic, you could hardly choose a better collaborator than your spouse.
That, at least, has been the experience of Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit while working on The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen. Their book, issued by Silkworm Books, a Chiang Mai publishing house, and distributed by the University of Washington Press, is the first translation into English of the Thai literary classic.
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