THE WORLD OF THE NOVEL

Places remember. Houses remember more.

The Cameron Highlands, 1967 — On Easter Sunday, the first echo of a buried past reaches Jim Thompson.

The Cameron Highlands, 1967 — On Easter Sunday, the first echo of a buried past reaches Jim Thompson.

Bangkok, 1967 — A message arrives from a place Jim thought he had left behind.

Bangkok, 1967 — A message arrives from a place Jim thought he had left behind.

Mae On District, 1946 — The road descends towards a valley absent from official maps.

Mae On District, 1946 — The road descends towards a valley absent from official maps.

Khum Chao Burirat, 1946 — Beyond the gate, the seventh house waits.

Khum Chao Burirat, 1946 — Beyond the gate, the seventh house waits.

The Mae On Estate — The house, reservoir, sala and cemetery form the isolated world of the novel.

The Mae On Estate — The house, reservoir, sala and cemetery form the isolated world of the novel.

Inside the House — Teak, shadow and a silence that seems to listen.

Inside the House — Teak, shadow and a silence that seems to listen.

The First Keeper — Beneath the house, seven locks guard more than a room.

The First Keeper — Beneath the house, seven locks guard more than a room.

The Reservoir — Black water separates the house from the temple shore.

The Reservoir — Black water separates the house from the temple shore.

The Temple Beyond Mae On — An old monk remembers what others chose to forget.

The Temple Beyond Mae On — An old monk remembers what others chose to forget.

The Keeper’s Voice — A wax cylinder preserves a testimony meant for one listener.

The Keeper’s Voice — A wax cylinder preserves a testimony meant for one listener.

The Lower Chamber — The archive reaches further beneath the earth than Jim imagined.

The Lower Chamber — The archive reaches further beneath the earth than Jim imagined.

Return to Mae On, 1967 — Twenty-one years later, the gate is open again.

Return to Mae On, 1967 — Twenty-one years later, the gate is open again.

THE WORLD OF THE NOVEL
From the Cameron Highlands and Bangkok’s flooded klongs to the mountains of Mae On, the story moves through Northern Thailand, a secluded Lanna estate, its black reservoir, hidden tunnels, cemetery and buried archive.

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