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'''Seksan Prasertkul''' ([[Thai language|Thai]]: เสกสรรค์ ประเสริฐกุล, born 1949) is a [[Thai people|Thai]] author who was awarded the title [[National Artist of Thailand]] in 2009. |
'''Seksan Prasertkul''' ([[Thai language|Thai]]: เสกสรรค์ ประเสริฐกุล, born 1949) is a [[Thai people|Thai]] author who was awarded the title [[National Artist of Thailand]] in 2009. |
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Son of fishing-boar builder and market vendor. Student leader at Thammasat University in 1973. Fled to jungle in 1976. Surrendered in 1980, and went to acquire a doctorate from Cornell University, 1989. Taught political science at Thammasat. Prominent public intellectual and writer of poetry, stories, and autobiography including the film, ''The Moonhunter.''<ref>A History of Thailand by Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit</ref> |
Son of fishing-boar builder and market vendor. Student leader at [[Thammasat University]] in 1973. Fled to jungle in 1976. Surrendered in 1980, and went to acquire a doctorate from Cornell University, 1989. Taught political science at Thammasat. Prominent public intellectual and writer of poetry, stories, and autobiography including the film, ''The Moonhunter.''<ref>A History of Thailand by Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit</ref> |
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<ref>http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/30629/nine-honoured-withnational-artist-awards</ref> |
<ref>http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/30629/nine-honoured-withnational-artist-awards</ref> |
Revision as of 10:02, 29 September 2012
Seksan Prasertkul (Thai: เสกสรรค์ ประเสริฐกุล, born 1949) is a Thai author who was awarded the title National Artist of Thailand in 2009.
Son of fishing-boar builder and market vendor. Student leader at Thammasat University in 1973. Fled to jungle in 1976. Surrendered in 1980, and went to acquire a doctorate from Cornell University, 1989. Taught political science at Thammasat. Prominent public intellectual and writer of poetry, stories, and autobiography including the film, The Moonhunter.[1]
References
- ^ A History of Thailand by Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit
- ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/30629/nine-honoured-withnational-artist-awards