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Sightseeingrefusestotakethetouristroutesorpaythefarangpricesatthemarket.Inpoignant,tough,heart-catchingepisodes,RattawutLapcharoensaptakeshisreadersbeneaththesurfaceofThailandtoaplacethatisdynamicandcorrupt,fullofprideandpassionandfear.Intheseintergenerationalstoriesofluckandloss,motherandson,Thaiandtourist,healthyandsickareboundtogether.SightseeingintroducesitsreaderstotheyoungboyandhisbrotherspeedingonamopedtotheCafeLovely,abrothelinBankok;PriscillatheCambodian,agirlwhosemouthisstuffedwiththefamilyfortune;awomanapproachingblindnesswhobartersforalastpairofsunglasses;andapigcalledClintEastwood.Sightseeingreveals,slowlyandpowerfullythatnoplaceistoofarawayfromhomewhenitcomestopain,anger,loveorhurt.Itexploresthroughconfidentandunforgettablestorytellingwhatitmeanstobeason,abrother,aparent,alover,aThai-andadisenfranchisedresidentoftheglobalvillage.--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.
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RattawutLapcharoensapwasborninChicago,raisedinBangkok,andnowlivesinAnnArbor,Michigan.HewaseducatedatTriamudomsuksaPattanakan,CornellUniversity,andtheUniversityofMichigan,wherehereceivedanMFAinCreativeWriting.HeiscurrentlyDavidT.K.WongFellowintheSchoolofAmericanStudiesattheUniversityofEastAngliawhereheisworkingonhisfirstnovel.--ThistextreferstotheHardcoveredition.
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