Thailand News - Harry Nicolaides' VERISIMILITUDE

Nicke · #1 12-06-2005, 18:26

MEDIA RELEASE - 12 June 2005
Exclusively for Phuket-Info.com

Harry Nicolaides is a famous tourism-award winning Australian and best selling Australian author. His first book – Concierge Confidential - published in 2002, generated unprecedented national publicity and attracted reviews from Australian political leaders and world famous sporting and entertainment figures. An iconic figure in the hospitality industry as magazine publisher, radio commentator and service professional, Harry was immortalised in Michael Heppell’s international best seller - Be Brilliant – as an individual who achieved brilliance with raw talent and tenacity.

In 2003 Harry Nicolaides relocated to live in Thailand for two years. He worked as lecturer in Social Psychology at The Prince Of Songkla University in Phuket, where he taught for over a year. He drove across Thailand from south to north and gathered material for his new book. He is currently a lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality at Mae Fah Luang University in Northern Thailand and living in the heart of the Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai.

His new novel – VERISIMILITUDE – is a trenchant commentary on the political and social life of contemporary Thailand. It is an uncompromising assault on the patrician values of the monarchy, the insidious infiltration of religious missionaries in the education system and the intimate relationship between American foreign policy and Thailand’s battle against Muslim insurrections in the south.

Savage, ruthless and unforgiving, VERISIMILITUDE pulls away the mask of benign congeniality that Thailand has disguised itself with for decades and reveals a people who are obsessed with Western affluence and materialism and who trade their cultural integrity and personal honour for the baubles of Babylonian America.

Enquires to Nicolaidesh@yahoo.com.au

Nicke · #2 12-06-2005, 18:30

The book is currently being printed, and I am looking forward to my own copy of the book, it should be available in few weeks.

Harry is an excellent writer and the book is based on his experience and research while living in Phuket and now lately Chiang Rai.

Thai Kwan Do · #3 12-06-2005, 22:38

from past expiriences,reading his short ""letters"" i am looking foreward to it also nicke
i hope it has a-lot of patong in it!

aussie dollar · #4 15-06-2005, 03:43

always enjoyed his writing will get a copy of book as soon as its out

LivinLOS · #5 15-06-2005, 19:09

With comments on royalty like that I presume it isnt being printed in Thailand ???

Nicke · #6 15-06-2005, 19:20

He told me the book may be little controversial, but yes, it is being printed in Thailand.

richie007 · #7 15-06-2005, 19:33

Actually I'm surprised too with the comments on royalty that the book would be allowed to be published in LOS!!

LivinLOS · #8 15-06-2005, 19:38

I am very surprised.. Above was a little joke as I assumed it was printed elsewhere.. I know Thaivisa has had problems with royal comments / criticism so much so that it threatened closure and they now have a total ban on any roayal mention or discussion...

Nicke · #9 09-11-2005, 18:49

Look like the government approved the book and all legal problems solved, so it will start to be distributed now by Asia Books around Thailand.

Mai Thai Bar is also mentioned in the book, but I guess I have to read the book to find out what he wrote about the bar.

Congratulation Harry... I am looking forward to read it!