Vejjajiva Family
Vejjajiva ( th, เวชชาชีวะ) is a Thai surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abhisit Vejjajiva (born 1964), Thai politician and Prime Minister of Thailand *Ngarmpun Vejjajiva Ngarmpun Vejjajiva ( th, งามพรรณ เวชชาชีวะ, , born January 27, 1963, in London) is a Thai novelist and translator. She was the recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award for Thailand in 2006 for her first novel, ''The Hap ... (born 1963), Thai writer and translator {{surname Thai-language surnames ...
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Ngarmpun Vejjajiva
Ngarmpun Vejjajiva ( th, งามพรรณ เวชชาชีวะ, , born January 27, 1963, in London) is a Thai novelist and translator. She was the recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award for Thailand in 2006 for her first novel, ''The Happiness of Kati''. A wheelchair user, she has had cerebral palsy since birth and finds comfort in immersing herself in the imaginary world of reading and writing. As is customary for Thais, she has a short nickname, thus many people know her as "Jane". Ngarmpun is the sister of Thailand's former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Biography Early life Born as Jane Vejjajiva in England, where her parents were completing their medical studies, she returned to Thailand at age 3 and grew up in Bangkok. She graduated with first class honors with gold medal from Thammasat University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French literature. She then studied French, Italian and English at the Translators and Interpreters School in Brussels. Career She ...
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