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Born in England, Lawrence Osborne is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Forgiven, The Ballad of a Small Player, Hunters in the Dark, Beautiful Animals, Only to Sleep- A Philip Marlowe novel (commissioned by the Raymond Chandler estate) and The Glass Kingdom. His non-fiction ranges from memoir through travelogue to essays, including Bangkok Days, The Naked Tourist and The Wet and the Dry. His short story 'Volcano' was selected for Best American Short Stories 2012. The Forgiven, starring Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith and Jessica Chastain was released in 2022. Osborne lives in Bangkok.
Mr Osborne is a superb travel writer, one who, like Evelyn Waugh, can size up a locale at almost a glance. This intoxicating book has political as well as sensual overtones -- Dwight Garner * New York Times * Transcends mere travelogue: leached out, amused, slightly weary...The result is one of those 'but' books that insert an awkward little wedge into the Western media's otherwise monolithic and cliched view of Islam. -- James Hamilton-Paterson His travels and his erudite understanding of drink make a good read -- Douglas Osler * Scotsman * Funny and provocative -- Scott Bradfield * Times Literary Supplement * Anyone interested in the global culture of drink will be captivated by Lawrence Osborne's travel narrative... Mr Osborne is a perspicacious, knowing guide, and a maker of arrestingly beautiful sentences -- Rosie Schaap * New York Times *
