Thailand Live Wednesday 9 October 2024

[Sao Jiang Mai]

Was having lunch at work when the topic of Mao Tse Tung came up and many of the staff were talking about what a great leader he was. So I want to get a copy of Wild Swans in Thai for them to read. Anyone knows where I can find one? Or if there is a translated copy? Thanks.

[Ulysses G.]

Suriwong Books?

I'm pretty sure that I've seen a Thai version of this wonderful book!

[Sao Jiang Mai]

Oooh, goodie. Thanks UG. Must pop by to see you sometime soon, running low on reading material. Cheers.

[Ta22]

Well would it make you a greater man by doing so ?

History itself had been a pot of blur .

you can find Wild swan in the wild

while i had spotted some in Maesot as well as bangkok . about 40 km ride out .

since everyone see good in a different way .

If someone say SUperman is Great . and when he grow up he want to be like superman .

Would you go tell him .. kIds , superman is Fake .. when you grow up chances is you end up in the cycle of labour work for some corp which pay you enough to keep you alive .. and when you grow old you just die .

well life interesting right

[lannarebirth]

Was having lunch at work when the topic of Mao Tse Tung came up and many of the staff were talking about what a great leader he was. So I want to get a copy of Wild Swans in Thai for them to read. Anyone knows where I can find one? Or if there is a translated copy? Thanks.

Not surprising. Thais like decisiveness. Outcomes seem less important to them.

[lannarebirth]

When the subject of how great Che Guevara is, comes up over lunch; may I recommend "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life"

http://www.amazon.com/Che-Guevara-Revoluti...5496&sr=1-2

UG probably has it in stock.

[Ulysses G.]

Anything about or by Che is VERY trendy and hard to keep in stock if used. Might have a new copy though.

[Sao Jiang Mai]

Nope, none in Chiang Mai...if anyone else has ideas I would be most grateful. And I hardly think you can compare Mae Tse Tung, leader of cultural revolution, syphillis-infector of virgins, murderer of millions...with superman! Not quite sure I followed that...

[JuniorExPat]

Nope, none in Chiang Mai...if anyone else has ideas I would be most grateful. And I hardly think you can compare Mae Tse Tung, leader of cultural revolution, syphillis-infector of virgins, murderer of millions...with superman! Not quite sure I followed that...

You may have to forgive Ta22 as he is intoxicated with love and in the throes pre-wedding ecstasy.

JxP

[Ta22]

er... Super man is a Comic hero is not real ..

well the trick is not to proof a man less greater but be a greater man then he is when you see a bad example .

tooth fairy & Santa is not real too if you wanna know

would it make you a greater man proofing other man less great ?

every Man have their good and bad .. you can't discredit every doing

Even bush .. have some good , not that i agree with most of his doing ,

this topic is going to spill like milk .. soon we will be talking and compare with movie .. harry potter , and soon it willl be god

Thanks Jxp yeh i am doped by love whahaha my wedding is on 2nd feb is you free do drop by ok

Edited January 11, 2008 by Ta22

[Ulysses G.]

I'm not sure if it has been translated to Thai, but June Chang - who wrote Wild Swans - also wrote a very popular bio of the Great Leader called "Mao".

[lannarebirth]

Maybe Chulabook has it.

http://www.chulabook.com/cgi-bin/main/2007/home.asp

[murv]

I know for a fact that "Wild Swans" is translated to Thai (my wife read it...).

The ISBN is 974-472-832-9

Some info:

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/library/bookcase/preview/422.html

Chulabook:

http://161.200.139.232/cgi-bin/main/2007/d...e=9789744728326

You can always try with Chulabook.com or

check with ethaicd.com if they can get it through their channels (should they not how it on their site...)

Edited January 12, 2008 by murv