Otto Keiser (alias Khun Resjek) lives with his Thai wife and daughter in Hua Hin, Thailand. In his column "Thailand mon amour" in the German-language magazine DER FARANG, the Swiss author humorously illustrates everyday life in the "Land of Smiles".
With subtle irony, affectionate empathy, and a twinkle in his eye, he chronicles the clash between local and foreign cultures from the perspective of an immigrant expat—a farang. A delightful, lighthearted panorama, witty and succinctly presented.
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Khun Resjek
Khun Resjek is the pen name of Otto Keiser (born 1950), who, after a long and varied career as an antiquarian in Lugano, a winegrower in Piedmont, and a café owner in Basel's Elisabethenkirche, now enjoys his retirement in Hua Hin, Thailand . In 2005, his play "Das Jubiläum" (The Jubilee) received an award from Basel Tanz und Theater (Basel Dance and Theater) and "aktuelles/BL" (current affairs/BL) and was performed several times at the Bahnhoftheater Dornach and in Sursee . In 2010, Keiser produced a radio play of the same name, based on the play, with German actors Hubertus Gertzen and Herbert Schäfer ( www.youtoube.com ; Otto Keiser "Das Jubiläum").