Recommended Readings on Thailand

On my recent trip to Thailand, my experience was focused on the Northeast of the country in Isan.  I sense that not many Westerners visit this region.  If so, it's a real shame. 

I'm determined to learn more about the culture I found so appealing.  Thanks to Bonnie Brereton - a respected scholar in the region I met on my trip, I have a few books to add to my readings.


Buddhist Murals of Northeast Thailand: Reflections of the Isan Heartland


Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century Thailand.

Child of the Northeast, by Kampoon Boontawee. translated by Susan Fulop Kepner. Editions Duang Kamol.