It’s Someone

The short story collection “Being Someone” by Jaree Chantharapha,

spanning over 164 pages and measuring 12.5 x 18.3 cm,
comprises 12 short stories, including: “

The Problem Between Me and It”: A story about a man who waits to take revenge;

“Someone”: Events from 2001, the day of the Leonid meteor shower, a phenomenon that occurs every 33-34 years and has now exited the solar system; “

Father and Me”: A short story about a father and son, spanning two A4 pages but complete and perfect.

Key Feature: Jaree Chantharapha’s short story features Thai world record marathon runner, Tin Kulakwintini, facing problems with his foreign manager who speaks Thai (in the manager’s opinion), who has to intervene. However, Jaree herself struggles to conclude the story. So I wrote an email to the editor to consult about

these stories: Pain: Nopporn’s story in the first chapter and the events leading to revenge in the second.

Two Friends: Nopporn’s relationship with the person he’s seeking revenge on

. Clothing: A symbolic short story where the “symbolism” moves the fabric throughout, covering Somsak’s life from birth to death, even after he’s dead, telling Somsak’s story.

One Minute with Story 128: Features both Somsak and Jaree, and even subtly includes a story about his mother, along with the unfinished writing of several stories. He discovers unfinished works, ultimately revolving around the problem of identity, the value of life, and what one is – it sounds grand and nauseating.

The Opera Face: The story of Tee and his father, and political and governmental symbolism. The title speaks for itself.

This Space is Buryed with Memories: “Dech,” a stretcher bearer or hospital attendant, returns to his old home for the funeral of an old senior friend. He encounters overlapping memories, compounded by COVID-19.

The Service Provider: Set in a hospital, the story has only two scenes, two events, two faces – contrasting scenes, but significantly interconnected.

“Sweet Nights Too Hard to Say Goodbye To”: This is a characteristic of many of my short stories—the emotions and impressions.

Almost all of them have been published before, but this collection has been completely revised, to the point that some have become entirely new stories. Therefore, I haven’t indicated the original publication date in this book, as they are essentially new stories.

All the stories share a central theme I intend to convey, but what it is, you’ll have to read to find out. My

reading recommendation is to read them in order, like reading a novel. Don’t skip any stories or prioritize reading specific ones first.

Thank you.

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