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S. P. Somtow
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
October 6, 2013
Pages
122
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Easy Fiction
ISBN-13
9780986053320
ISBN-10
0986053325
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Original list price
$33.80
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: S.P. Somtowâs novel The Stone Buddhaâs Tears was inspired by a real-life incident in 1991 in which the city of Bangkok, about to host an international conference, decided to throw up a corrugated iron fence around a slum in order to conceal it from the passing delegates. In this fantasy novel of innocence and hope, the lives of two boys from opposite ends of the social spectrum intersect because of the wall. The protagonist, a beggar known only as âBoyâ, meets a novice monk whose father, a corrupt politician, has sent him to a monastery in order to provide a picture-perfect photo-op for his election campaign. Between them the two boys concoct a team of street kids, tazi drivers and elephant herders in a wild plan to bring down the adult worldâs dark alliance between organized crime and politics. The Stone Buddhaâs Tears is a powerful story about friendship, class and society, and the power of children of speak the truth in a world in which adults have forgotten how.
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from Gardners Books (October 5, 2013)
9780986053313 | details & prices | 122 pages | List price $33.80
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