Jim Thompson, the House on the Klong, by William Warren, Archipelago Press, 1999, Inscribed by the Author

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The polished wood panels of a group of Thai-style teak houses, facing the slow-moving waters of the Klong Maha Nag, … more The polished wood panels of a group of Thai-style teak houses, facing the slow-moving waters of the Klong Maha Nag, shine brilliantly in the high-noon sun. Here was the home of Jim Thompson, the legendary American businessman who developed a thriving silk business in the years before he went missing in 1967 whilst on holiday in the jungles of Malaysia - a man whose flair for the tasteful and graceful led him to build this fabulous house and gardens and to fill it with Oriental treasures that will take your breath away. One of the jewels of Bangkok. less