Kukrit Pramoj (1911-1995) of princely descent, Oxford graduate, journalist, best-selling author, Prime Minister… dominated Thai political and cultural life in the mid-20th century. He has published more than twenty books, sometimes in the form of serials, which deeply influenced the writers of his generation and ensured him immense notoriety in Thailand. Several Lives narrates eleven existences destined to know the same tragic term. Kukrit Pramoj paints with surprising force and freedom of tone a striking picture of Thai society in the fifties, transcending exoticism to achieve universal humanism. Kukrit Pramoj’s work is fueled by moral reflection based on notions of karma and impermanence, but his humanism tinged with humor and tenderness is never overbearing and his sharp line has made him compare to Voltaire.