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Slum Kids
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| Author : Wolter, Richard & Onkom, Suchitra |
| ISBN : 9786162222092 |
| Category : Books on Thailand |
| Pages : 165 |
| Price: $4.99 |
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In an undemanding language Slum Kids transports us to the world of the poor, a world of ongoing struggle making a living while coping with frequent, sometimes fatal encounters and the consequences thereof. Among them two youngsters, Ngop and Long, who had to skip school to earn money in the dreadful traffic and polluted streets of Bangkok to support their families.
Walking down the rotting planks of the wooden path, bordered by makeshift homes on stilts, we take in the whiff of the swamp beneath, and we become attached to a number of people, which have to cope with unexpected events both comical and heartbreaking.
In the face of all the thorny conditions, one gets the gist of commonsensical kindness, which is native to the Thai people.
The book shows a life without clichés, a life that has nothing in common with the glossy picture pamphlets promoting a happy holiday in the land of smiles. Other than that the story has the potential to resound in ones mind for quite some time.
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