{"product_id":"many-lives-1","title":"Many Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM.R. KUKRIT PRAMOJ\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTranslated by \u003cstrong\u003eMEREDITH BORTHWICK\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA storm. A crowded boat. One night that changes everything. When a passenger boat bound for Bangkok capsizes in a raging river, dozens of lives are lost in an instant. But Many Lives does not begin with death-it begins with the stories that led there. \u003cbr\u003e     Each passenger carries a past shaped by love, ambition, regret, and quiet choices. As their lives unfold, the novel asks a haunting question: were these endings simply fate—or the result of the paths they chose? \u003cbr\u003e     For modern international readers, this is a powerful reflection on how small decisions ripple across a lifetime. Set in 1950s Thailand yet strikingly relevant today, Many Lives explores identity, consequence, and the search for meaning in a world that offers no easy answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM.R. KUKRIT PRAMOJ\u003c\/strong\u003e (1911-1995), was one of Thailand's most influential public intellectuals—a writer, politician, former prime minister, journalist, and classical dancer. He authored more than twenty works, including the celebrated novel Four Reigns (Si Phaendin). \u003cstrong\u003eMEREDITH BORTHWICK.\u003c\/strong\u003e An Australian scholar of Asian Studies, Meredith Borthwick devoted her career to translating Thai literature and fostering cultural exchange between Thailand and the international academic community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e 9786162152276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e 13x19.5 cm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epage\u003c\/strong\u003e 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MEREDITH BORTHWICK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48029962797230,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/9329\/files\/Many_Lives_cover_130x195_Page_2.jpg?v=1782721476","url":"https:\/\/silkwormbooks.com\/products\/many-lives-1","provider":"Silkworm Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}