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Dreaming of Thailand? We've compiled our favorite library resources and web links for a virtual travel experience.
Movies Set in Thailand
- The Legend of Suriyothai (Streaming Video)
In the 16th century, the beautiful Princess Suriyothai married a man she did not love in order to prevent a bitter clash between the most powerful families in Thailand's empire. - Sugar is not Sweet (Streaming Video)
A very old, wealthy Thai aristocrat who owns a hair treatment business wants to repay a debt to his dear Indian friend, now deceased, by having his son marry his friend's daughter, Sugar. - Forever Yours (Streaming Video)
When Master Papo brings his new young bride home to his logging camp, a love story begins to unfold. Not with the old man and his wife, but with his nephew, Sangmong, and Yupadee, the bride. - The Last Elephants in Thailand (Streaming Video)
This documentary, produced by Donald Tayloe, is about endangered elephants in Thailand.
Fiction Books & Stories Set in Thailand
The Bangkok Asset by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781490660110Publication Date: 2015Sonchai Jitpleecheep is back! The Royal Thai Police Detective, our wily, sometimes madly bold guide through the author's previous acclaimed Bangkok novels, is this time on the trail of an American conspiracy, and once again-and closer than ever-on the trail of his American father.
A Wish in the Dark by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781536211726Publication Date: 2020Set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world, Christina Soontornvat’s twist on Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a dazzling, fast-paced adventure that explores the difference between law and justice — and asks whether one child can shine a light in the dark.
The Suspect by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781101990537Publication Date: 2019When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft, and frantic with worry. What were the girls up to before they disappeared?
Thai Tales by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 0585136165Publication Date: 1994Drawing on memories of her childhood in Northern Thailand, Supaporn shares her tales and comments to help both adults and children understand the surprising world of Thai folklore and culture.
