Everybody (publishers and literary agents) say that collections of short stories just don’t sell, but everybody seems to enjoy reading short fiction. I’m an avid reader of short stories and have reviewed on this blog quite a few. Bangkok Knights (or BK!) is one of the very first collections of short stories about Thailand written by a farang writer. It was published in 1989 by Duang Kamol Book House and, ever since, has seen three reprints (1991 – Duan Kamol’s second edition, 1995 – bookSiam, and 2001 – Asia Books). Evidently, the book is out of print, but you can still find an odd copy at various book sales or second hand bookstores.

Collin Piprell’s other books of fiction include Bangkok Old Hand (stories and essays, 1993), Yawn (a novel, 2003), Kicking Dogs (a novel, 2000), and MOM (a sci-fi novel, seeking a publisher). Bangkok Knights had also been translated into French by Michael Hudon. Collin has also written four non-fiction books about Southeast Asia. Among all these I read Kicking Dogs, a Jack Shackaway novel, which I have to confess I didn’t really like.

Thanks to Mihnea Voicu Simandan for the review, to read the full review click here.

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