Camsing Srinauk [2] ( Thai. คำ สิงห์ ศรี นอก ) (born December 25, 1930 , Bua Yai, Thailand) is a Thai writer from the province of Isan of Thailand . He writes works under the pseudonym Law khamhɔ̌ɔm ( Thai. ลาว คำ หอม ). In 1992, for the exceptional contribution to the art of Thailand, Camsingu Srinauk was awarded the title "National Artist" in the field of literature [3] . The most famous works of the writer are his satirical stories, published in 1958 in the collection Fáa Bɔ Kân ( Thai. ฟ้า บ่ กั้น ) (Sky Without a Barrier). Historian Benedict Anderson claims that Camsing Srinauk is the most famous novelist in the Kingdom of Thailand [4] .
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Camsing Srinauk at his home in Tarahasem Rai | |
Date of Birth | |
Place of Birth | Boa Yai, Thailand |
Citizenship (citizenship) | |
Occupation | novelist |
Years of creativity | 1958-1996 [1] |
Genre | novel , story , essay |
Language of Works | Thai |
Awards | "National Artist" |
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Biography
Camsing Srinauk was born on December 25, 1930 in the area of Boa Yai ( Thai. บัวใหญ่ ) - the province of Nakhon Ratchasima of Northeastern Thailand [5] . Camsing was the sixth child in the family. His parents Suay and Kham Srinauk were farmers [6] . Kaming's childhood passed in the countryside. Kamsing's favorite occupation was reading, the love for which the boy was instilled by his uncle (monk).
After graduation, he entered the Faculty of Journalism at Chulalongkorn University and at the same time the Faculty of Economics at Tammasat University, Bangkok . Being unable to feed himself, he lived in a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, worked as a journalist until he fell ill and was forced to drop out of school [7] . Leaving his studies, he worked as a journalist, published in local newspapers. Working as a journalist, Kamsing wrote articles on political topics. He believed that journalism could help "improve" Thai society. Newspapers and magazines were for Kamsinga the door to the literary world of Bangkok. Later Kamsing left Bangkok, got a job in the state forest service in the north of Thailand.
Camsing had a private farm in Pak Chong (Korat), where the writer was engaged in growing corn, cotton, and milk. Later his “refuge” in the village became a meeting place for young writers who came to Camsing to gain experience.
From 1953 to 1956 he worked as a forester. Upon his return to Bangkok, he worked as a sewing machine salesman, then founded his own publishing house called Qian Thong.
In 1957, Kamsing began to write and publish his stories in the newspaper Piyamit ( Thai. ปิยะ ปิยะ ) (Dear Friend). His other published works were: Chivit, Sanghomsat Parinat, Huvan Chai, and Chaturat [8] .
In 1959, Kamsing published several stories in the newspaper “Dear Friend” (Thai: ปิยะ มิตร). His stories have been published in other Thai newspapers and magazines (Chiwit, Sangkhomsat Parithat, Khwuan Chai and Chathurat). In his stories, the writer describes the difficult life of the village workers. Numerous publications were associated with the weakening of censorship in 1955-1958.
In the 1960s, Kamsing worked in the United States, where he received a grant from Time of Life from one of the publishers. 1967-1968 the writer spent in the United States. Returning to Thailand, he visited France, Germany, Israel and Côte d'Ivoire, where he studied the literature of these countries, and lectured at universities in modern Thai literature. After returning to Thailand, Kamsing, on the recommendation of Sukata Sawatsi, took part in the Sǎŋkhommasàat Pàríthát movement (Thai: สังคมศาสตร์ ปริทัศน์). At this time, Kamsing wrote articles on social injustice in rural areas of Thailand.
In 1970, Camsing married. In the family of Kamsinga and Pauvi were born three daughters. In 1973, Kamsing joined the Socialist Party of Thailand and was elected deputy chairman of the party. Having a farm, he sold part of the cows to finance the campaign for the election of the party to the Thai parliament. In 1975 he was engaged in the development of school education in the Ministry of Education.
October 6, 1976 in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, a massacre occurred at the University of Tammasat . After these events, Kamsing fled with his family to Laos . His works were banned in Thailand. In 1977, he and his family went to Sweden. In Sweden, he became a member of the Swedish Writers Association, began writing his first novel Mɛɛw (Cats. Thai:). The novel was published in 1983 after Kaming returned to Bangkok. In the late 1970s, the writer went on a lecture tour of US cities, and in 1981, after the amnesty announced in the country, he returned to Bangkok.
In May 2011, Kamsing, along with other 358 public figures, was in favor of revising Article 112 of the Thai Penal Code and signed the Secret Writer's Manifesto. Article 112 of the Penal Code of Thailand refers to the section of state crimes. It provides for liability for verbal or written insult to the king or members of the royal family. The term of imprisonment for an insult is up to 15 years [9] . However, international human rights organizations consider prisoners of conscience of people convicted under this article, and the article itself is considered political.
Ranks
In 1992, for the exceptional contribution to the art of Thailand, Camsing Srinauk was awarded the title "National Artist" in the field of literature [3] (National artists receive a monthly salary of 12,000 baht, medical benefits, etc.) in Thailand.
Works
Among the famous works of the writer are satirical stories published in 1958 in the collection Fáa Bɔ Kân ( Thai. ฟ้า บ่ กั้น ) (The Sky Without a Barrier), in 2001 in the collection Politician and Other Stories [10] . The latest collection of stories Kamsing dedicated to his mother.
Camsing Srinauk is the author of short stories, essays, and novels:
- Beach Bear ( Thai. กระเตง ลูก เลียบ ขั้วโลก );
- Walls (stories and essays) ( Thai. กำแพง );
- Wall of the wind ( Thai. กำแพง ลม );
- Folk tales "Winds" (short stories) ( Thai. นิทาน ชาว บ้าน - ลมแล้ง );
- Blue bar (story) ( Thai. ฟ้า บ่ กั้น );
- I lost my teeth (story);
- Golden-legged frogs (story);
- Cats (novel) ( Thai. แมว );
- Forbidden agenda: intolerance and disobedience in the Middle East [11] .
The writer's works are translated into English, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Sinhala, Malay, German and French. In 1973 - 1976, his stories in Thailand were included in the school curriculum [1] .
Literature
- Homkham ... Read more 6
- Platt M. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 348: Southeast Asian Writers. - New York: Gale Cengage Learning, 2009.
- Kulikov A.V. Thailand: an essay on the political history of modern times. - Moscow: IGUMO and IT, 2011.
- Modern Thailand. Directory. M., The main editors of the Oriental literature of the publishing house "Science", 1976.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 'Ik verloor mijn tanden' - kort verhaal van Khamsing Srinawk
- ↑ Modern Thailand. Directory. The main editors of Eastern literature. M., Ed. "Science", 1976. with. 400
- ↑ 1 2 กระทรวง วัฒนธรรม โดย กรม ส่งเสริม วัฒนธรรม
- ↑ Anderson, Benedict R. O'G and Ruchira Mendiones editors, In The Mirror of the Era , (Bangkok: Editions Duang Kamol, 1985), 291.
- ↑ Anderson, 291.
- ↑ Martin Platt, "Khamsing Srinawk (Lao Khamhom)" in Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 348: Southeast Asian Writers (New York: Gale Cengage Learning, 2009)
- ↑ Nitaya Masavisut, ed. Thai PEN Anthology: Short Stories and Poems of Social Consciousness (Bangkok: PEN International-Thailand Center, 1984) p. 113
- 1979 1979 extensive extensive 1979 1979 1979 1979
- ↑ Thailand asks to help with the extradition of the accused of insulting the monarchy
- ↑ Storybook "Politician and Other Stories"
- ↑ Khamsing Srinawk