Bang Luang (บางลวง) is my new story collection in Thai. The five stories in the collection are unrelated, but they…

‘Yoon’s masterful stories unfold the drama of modern life, with all the stylistic resonances of the miraculous.’ Eka Kurniawan

“Provocatorio, mai convenzionale e stranamente malinconico.” Tash Aw

It was a surprise even to myself, when I realized I hadn’t written a novel in almost 11 years. I…

‘The stories that form Prabda Yoon’s mind-bending and strangely melancholic universe are unfailingly provocative… Playful, coolly surrealist… this landmark collection… is not only the first of Yoon’s work to be translated into English, but a rare international publication of Thai fiction… Mui Poopoksakul’s translation renders the stories fluent and accessible, ironing out the linguistic kinks and allowing Yoon’s portraits of Bangkok lives to take centre stage.’ Tash Aw

I didn’t know about Azuma Hiroki’s reputation in Japan—he is a well-known cultural critic who is popular as well as…