The two-volume slipcased set includes the first English translation of the Thai epic poem, written in lively prose, completely annotated, with over 400 original line drawings and an afterword explainingng the work's historical background, social context and poetic style. The companion volume contains alternative chapters and extensions, Prince Damrong's prefaces and reference lists of Thai terms.
Chris Baker formerly taught Asian history at Cambridge University and has lived in Thailand for over thirty years. Pasuk Phongpaichit is professor of economics at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Together they have written several books including Thailand: Economy and Politics, A History of Thailand, and Thaksin. The illustrator, Muangsing Janchai, is trained in Thai painting and has executed mural paintings in several temples. He is a native of Suphanburi, Thailand.
The translation by Baker and Pasuk is indeed a valuable work in its
own right. The two-volume set covers a lot more than an English
version of the standard accounts. The couple has undergone a
thorough search for alternative texts for comparison . . . provided
them with a rare insight into the multilayered legend and how it
has been received, treated, and interpreted over time.
*Bangkok Post*
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