Australian self-published author jailed for three years in Thailand

Monday, 19 January 2009 Books+Publishing

Following his arrest for lese-majeste (offences against the crown) in Thailand, Australian writer Harry Nicolaides has been given the minimum sentence of three years jail in Bangkok, after pleading guilty. Nicolaides' 2005 novel Versimilitude was self-published, and reportedly only 10 copies were sold. However, sentences in the novel were considered...