Teacher Narit

A story told in three parts Teacher Narit is a historical novel centering on the main protagonist Narit a mysterious civil war veteran who escaped the capital in the 70s to start a new life as a history teacher in northern Thailand. Once a young idealistic postgraduate student and activist during one of Thailand’ s blackest periods The 14th October 1973 revolution Narit embarked on a turbulent relationship that led him to battle a war of conscience love and political allegiance; a war that ended in pain and disillusion for both him and his family-leaving him embittered running from his past. However it is in northern Thailand that a chance encounter with his first love forces him to confront his demons and Narit is made to choose between seeking forgiveness or fleeing once more.