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Title: Chui Chai Title Record # 42690
Author: S. P. Somtow
Date: 1991-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A horror story about a modern Frankenstein working in Bangkok's sex industry.
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Current Tags: Thailand (1), Bangkok (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1993Translated by Irene Tjemmes-Lodewijk
Dutch Chui Chai
1996Translated by Goran Skrobonja
Serbian
Čui Čai?Cui Cai
[as by S. P. Somtou]
1997 French Chui Chai

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
25 1992 Locus Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Ultimate Frankenstein 1991-10-00 ed. John Betancourt, David Keller, Megan Miller, Byron Preiss Dell 0-440-50352-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
viii+
327
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Bruce Jensen Checkmark
Best New Horror 3 1992-00-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Jones Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0028-9
$11.95?$: US dollar
417
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
The Ultimate Frankenstein 1992-01-00 ed. John Betancourt, David Keller, Megan Miller, Byron Preiss Dell / SFBC 17607   250
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Bruce Jensen Checkmark
The Ultimate Frankenstein 1992-06-00 ed. John Betancourt, David Keller, Megan Miller, Byron Preiss Headline 0-7472-3831-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
vii+
373
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
The Ultimate Frankenstein 1992-06-00 ed. John Betancourt, David Keller, Megan Miller, Byron Preiss Headline 0-7472-0553-1
£15.99?£: UK pound
vii+
373
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection 1992-08-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling St. Martin's Press 0-312-07888-9
$15.95?$: US dollar
lxxx+
518
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection 1992-08-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling St. Martin's Press 0-312-07887-0
$27.95?$: US dollar
lxxx+
518
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Thomas Canty Checkmark
Best New Horror 3 1992-09-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Jones Carroll & Graf 0-88184-858-1
$21.00?$: US dollar
xxvii+
417
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tony Greco & Associates  
Best New Horror 3 1992-10-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Jones Robinson 1-85487-132-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
xxvii+
417
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Luis Rey Checkmark
Het Uur van Frankenstein: Nieuwe Gruwelverhalen van Meestervertellers 1993-00-00 ed. uncredited ZHU / Areopagus 90-5112-425-2   287
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Bruce Jensen Checkmark
The Giant Book of Best New Horror 1993-00-00 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Jones The Book Company 1-85487-193-5
A$?A$: Australian dollar
xv+
619
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Luis Rey Checkmark
The Pavilion of Frozen Women 1996-07-25 S. P. Somtow Gollancz 0-575-06120-0
£16.99?£: UK pound
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Max Schindler Checkmark
Phénix, #41 1997-00-00 ed. Marc Bailly Lefrancq 2-87153-440-3   292
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
mag Marcus (I)  
Polarisova SF antologija '97. 1997-00-00 ed.
Zoran Živković?Zoran Zivkovic
Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)     240
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Chris Foss Checkmark
The Pavilion of Frozen Women 1997-08-21 S. P. Somtow Vista 0-575-60074-8
£5.99?£: UK pound
272
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Max Schindler Checkmark
Dragon's Fin Soup 1998-11-00 S. P. Somtow EMR / Alexander Publishing 1-893475-00-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
223
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Lydia Marano  
Dragon's Fin Soup 2000-05-00 S. P. Somtow Babbage Press 1-930235-03-8
$17.95?$: US dollar
iv+
190
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Lydia C. Marano  
Dragon's Fin Soup 2002-00-00 S. P. Somtow Asia Books 974-8303-65-9   vii+
208
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Creative Attitude Checkmark
The Ultimate Frankenstein 2003-03-00 ed. Byron Preiss ibooks 0-7434-5838-9
$7.99?$: US dollar
viii+
327
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Bruce Jensen  
Opus 50 2008-00-00 S. P. Somtow Diplodocus Press 978-0-9800149-2-1
฿395?฿: Thai baht
395
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll S. P. Somtow Checkmark
Dragon's Fin Soup: Eight Modern Siamese Fables 2013-10-21 S. P. Somtow Diplodocus Press 978-0-9860533-4-4
$20.00?$: US dollar
274
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Opus 50 2013-11-11 S. P. Somtow Diplodocus Press 978-0-9860533-8-2
$17.67?$: US dollar
396
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll S. P. Somtow  
Opus 50 2013-11-25 S. P. Somtow Proglen     281
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll S. P. Somtow  
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