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Anna and the King of Siam (novel)

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and added details about the Siamese people and their culture taken from other sources. The book has been translated into dozens of languages and has inspired at least six adaptations into various dramatic media:
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described it as "enchanting" and added that "the author wears her scholarship with grace, and the amazing story she has to tell is recounted with humor and understanding."
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called it "an inviting escape into an unfamiliar, exotic past... calculated to transport us instantly".
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customs. Her experiences during the five years she spent in the country served as the basis for two
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1944 semi-fictionalized biographical novel by Margaret Landon
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15 September 1949. The 30-minute adaptation starred
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Index


John Day
1944
fictionalized
biographical novel
Margaret Landon
Anna Leonowens
Thailand
King Mongkut (Rama IV)
English language
British
memoirs
first-person narratives
Anna and the King of Siam
The King and I
musical
The King and I
Anna and the King
The King and I
Anna and the King
The New York Times
The Atlantic Monthly
Armed Services Edition
World War II
Hallmark Playhouse
Deborah Kerr
"Getting to Know Anna And the King of Siam"
"Anna and the King of Siam"
ISBN
0060954884

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