An Apostate: Nawin of Thais

Description:

Older, Nawin Biangklang, the famous Thai artist, finds his newly acquired wealth stifling. The novel delineates his repudiation of old relationships just as he had repudiated former family and embarking on a train journey to Laos. Written in a poetic and philosophical stream of consciousness, the novel probes the cliche of a midlife crisis with great psychological depth

subjects: mid- life crisis,  stream of consciousness,  Nawin of Thais

People: Nawin Biangklang

Places: Vientiene Laos,  Bangkok Thailand