IRA SUKRUNGRUANG, TALK THAI: THE ADVENTURES OF BUDDHIST BOY

This richly told account takes us into an immigrant’s world.  Here is a story imbued with Thai spices and the sensibilities of an American coming of age.  For readers who delight in the writings of Amy Tan, Gish Jen, and other Asian American writers, Talk Thai provides generous portions of an intriguing culture while telling the story of an American boyhood with humor, playfulness, and uncompromising honesty. 

Ira Sukrungruang has published fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in numerous periodicals, and co-edited What Are You Looking At? The First Fat Fiction Anthology and Scoot Over, Skinny: The Fat Nonfiction Anthology. He is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Florida and lives in Brandon with his wife and three dogs.