“An important, ambitious, and accomplished novel.”
— Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit West, on Bangkok Wakes to Rain
New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction
Kirkus Reviews Best Books
Lurching through decades, from Bangkok’s rich past to its precarious future, the human tales in this novel seep into one another, held together by delicate threads. Read more…
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Events
May 28, 2020
Brooklyn, NY (Online)
Books Are Magic: Visibility & Kinship: An AAPI Heritage Month Panel
Time: 7pm
June 25, 2020
Online live event
The Alignist
w/ musician Kengchakaj and chef Kasem Saengsawang
Time: 730pm
July 31, 2020
Brooklyn, NY ; online event
826NYC
Time: 3:30pm
August 24, 2020
Online seminar
Story Studio Chicago
Time: 7:00pm
September 10, 2020
Visiting writer
Vermont College of Fine Arts
International MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation
October 4, 2020
Brooklyn Book Festival
“Poetry of Fiction” w/ Carolyn Forche, Yusef Komunyakaa, Kate Zambreno
Time: TBD
March 17, 2021
Virtual Author Series
w/ NYPL and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop
Time: More info soon
March 23, 2021
BPL Presents – Climate Reads Series
w/ the Brooklyn Public Library and Writers Rebel NYC
Time: More info soon
“This teeming debut novel…recreates the experience of living in Thailand’s aqueous climate so viscerally that you can feel the water rising around your ankles.”
—The Washington Post
“Fluid in its structure and aqueous in its themes, the novel vividly evokes the teeming, sweltering city…”
—The New Yorker
“Ambitious and sweeping, yet at once intimately crafted and shot through with fine detail, Bangkok Wakes to Rain is a sumptuous accomplishment.”
—Esquire