A Woman of Bangkok

Set against a beautifully observed Thailand of the 1950s, this is the story of a young Englishman's infatuation with a dance hall hostess named Vilai, who all Bangkok knows as the White Leopard. Acknowledged today as one of the most memorable novels about Thailand, A Woman of Bangkok was first published to critical acclaim in London and New York in the 1950s and is a classic of Bangkok fiction.