Skin Deep: Contemporary Thai Tales

A beautiful collection of five novellas linked by their unique insight into the Thai psyche and Buddhist teachings, at times intensely moving but ultimately life-affirming and joyous.

Skin Deep is a collection of parables in the form of five novellas by Thai national artist, V. Vinicchayakul. While each parable is told from a uniquely Buddhist perspective and offers an insight into the Thai way of thinking, all contain a message that can be universally applied. A recurring theme that runs th...