Emotionally Complex 'Arid Dreams' Operates On Multiple Levels
Duanwad Pimwana is one of Thailand's preeminent female writers. She's beloved for her writing across forms, but especially acclaimed for her short fiction, translated for the first time in the excellent 13-story sampler Pimwana's translator, Mui Poopoksakul, does a beautiful job with prose and selection alike, offering stories from the first two decades of Pimwana's literary career. As a result, serves as both an introduction to Pimwana's style and preoccupations, and a sped-up way to watch her grow from a
