John Hoskin is a professional writer who has been based in Bangkok for the past 35 years. After completing a BA degree in History and a Masters in Cultural Studies at the Universit...view moreJohn Hoskin is a professional writer who has been based in Bangkok for the past 35 years. After completing a BA degree in History and a Masters in Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham, England, he began his career in London. Subsequently, he lived and worked in Sydney, Amsterdam and Hong Kong before moving to Bangkok in 1979. He is the author of more than 25 books on travel, art, culture and history in Thailand and Southeast Asia, including Ten Contemporary Thai Artists, The Mekong, Bangkok By Design, Cambodia – A Portrait, The Supernatural in Thai Life and This is Thailand, as well as the historical novel Falcon. He also regularly contributes feature articles to various regional and international publications.view less