Duanwad Pimwana

From Thailand's preeminent contemporary female writer, Duanwad Pimwana's first English-language collection is a social realist exploration of Thai culture.

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Arid Dreams

Sashi

But why, why does one human being get to look down at another, and why does that other have to then look up?

Isn't it twisted? When I hurt others, I'm the one that suffers; when others hurt me, I'm the one that suffers again. I stopped hurting others because I don't want to suffer anymore. But why do they continue hurting me? How long must I wait for them to stop?

Is it true or an illusion that I have that right, a right that I've been deprived of?

The only catch was, us men, if all we wanted was to sleep with a woman, we should avoid learning too many details about her, or our lust would dissolve into other feelings.

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