Publisher's Synopsis
In 1991, Danny, a twenty-eight-year-old Roman, travels to Thailand in search of his mysteriously vanished friend, Canna. It's a time of sweeping change: the fall of the Berlin Wall has marked the end of an era, while-unbeknownst to all-the World Wide Web is officially coming into being, destined to shape the next one.
The Thailand that greets Danny is a country in rapid evolution. Once a haven for hippies and traffickers in the sixties, it's now transforming into a mass-tourism destination, luring visitors with its tropical climate and bargain-priced forbidden pleasures.Arriving in Bangkok, Danny immerses himself in the world of expatriates-the so-called "Leftovers of the West" disillusioned souls who fled Europe, now trapped in a land that promises freedom and refuge but often reveals itself to be a maze of contradictions.
Amid the dazzling lights of Patpong's clubs, the shadows of night markets, and the chaos of remote islands, Danny navigates a world where pleasure and danger are inextricably entwined. Surrounded by intriguing characters and women of elusive charm, his search for Canna pulls him deeper into a universe of deception, corruption, and inequality. Each step brings him closer to the dark heart of a society teetering between tradition and exploitation, where every smile hides a threat. Leftovers of the West blends adventure and social critique, turning the search for a missing friend into a pretext to explore the abyss that opens when two cultures meet and devour each other-in a whirlwind of seduction and violence from which no one emerges unscathed.
