Thai authors poised for breakthrough, Hollywood boost


BANGKOK (AFP): With a spate of critically lauded novels -- one of them picked up by Netflix -- a new wave of young Thai authors looks poised to break through on the world stage.

Thailand boasts a rich literary tradition, with the 1920s seen as a golden age when writers tackled entrenched social issues, but while modern Thai authors have kept up that legacy, they have struggled to make a splash abroad.

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