A 40-year-old woman from Bangkok, Thailand has authored a comic book on the life of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The deposed leader is depicted as a hero with an unfinished mission to help the poor.

Posatorn Butr-anan said the bloodless coup in September which ousted Thaksin, prompted her to write the book.

She told AFP, "I've been wanting to do this for a long time, but I finally decided to do it after the coup."

Posatorn gave the stories to a cartoonist and asked him to turn them into a comic book.

The comic book, titled "Thaksin's Life," hit Thailand bookstores on Tuesday with sales performing poorly as the kingdom is still under martial rule for fear of political unrest.

The 212-page volume chronicles the life of 57-year-old Thaksin, a self-made billionaire-turned-politician, until his dramatic fall from power. He fled to London, England after being ousted.

The author adds, "I decided to do this book because I like him personally, and I hope people who love Thaksin will buy it." She admits not expecting the book to become a bestseller even in a country known for its passion for comic books.

"The book has been in the market for two days, but its response is not so good. I don't think there are many people who like Thaksin and want to buy my book," she said.