GOODBYE, SUNRAY

GOODBYE, SUNRAY
by September's Blue (Sirikamon Tanoi)

(Fiction, Literature, Drama)
Page run: 230 Pages
Sales figure to date: approx. 40,000 copies
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'The wish to belong somewhere,
Or to be someones first,
Are the parts of me that I both loathed and pitied.
We live in a fleeting moment; remember some, lose some.
Yet here I am, thinking how I wanted to carve out a lasting impression on someone,
Even as I know how mediocre I truly am.'

Maysa, Night, and Sunray are three teenage boys who study in the same school in a close-knit rural community in northeastern Thailand during the early 2000s. The three boys just lost something. Maysa lost his father to a pack of cigarettes and a Buddha pendant, Night lost his childhood to undeniable duty, and Sunray lost his identity to society.

At the junction of life, at an age when everything is possible but also very easy to lose the way, will their friendship make enough meaning to fill the empty hole inside their heart? Will their friendship bright enough to show them home? Or will their friendship strong enough to hold the warmth of sunshine even a minute longer until the coldness of night gets in?

Explores the complexities of youth, the nature of friendship, the challenges posed by dysfunctional families, and how these elements forever shape everyone's lives. With it's touching coming-of-age story with a bitter-sweet nostalgia.

Awards:
-- 1 of 15 Thai best titles selected for translation and worldwide promotion by THACCA Thailand Creative Culture Agency, Office of the Prime Minister, Thailand.