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Sriburapha Award
{{unreferenced, date=September 2017 The Sriburapha Award is a Thai award, established in 1988 in honor of Kulap Saipradit, whose pen name was Sriburapha ( th, ศรีบูรพา). The award recognizes excellence in journalism, writing, and/or the arts. It is presented annually by the Sriburapha Fund at an awards ceremony on May 5, National Writer's Day in Thailand. Recipients * 1988 Sakchai Bumrungpong† (pen name Seni Saowaphong) * 1990 Amphan Chaiworasin * 1991 Nilawan Pintong * 1992 Achin Panchaphan† * 1993 Sujit Wongthes† * 1994 Sulak Sivaraksa * 1995 Karuna Kusalasai * 1996 Naowarat Phongphaibun† * 1997 Suchart Sawatsi * 1998 Witthayakon Chiangkun * 1999 Suphat Sawatdirak * 2000 Somchai Katanyutanant (pen name Chai Ratchawat) * 2001 Sathian Chanthimat * 2002 Nidhi Eoseewong * 2003 Thirayut Bunmi and Seksan Prasertkun * 2004 Sombun Woraphong * 2005 was the centennial of Sriburapha's birth: **Suwat Woradilok† for writing ** Khanchai Boonpan for jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulap Saipradit
Kulap Saipradit ( th, กุหลาบ สายประดิษฐ์; 31 March 1905 – 16 June 1974), better known by the pen name Siburapha ( th, link=no, ศรีบูรพา; also romanized as Sriburapha or Sri Burapha), was a newspaper editor and one of the foremost Thai novelists of his time. He was a vocal activist for human rights and because of this, he ran afoul of the authorities and was jailed for more than four years. He spent the last 16 years of his life in exile in China. Biography Education and early career Born in Bangkok, Kulap studied at Debsirin, a school for students from wealthier families. Kulap himself did not come from a wealthy family. His father died when he was very young, and his mother, a dressmaker, and sister, a classical dancer, worked hard to fund his education. In 1928, he wrote three novels. Two of them, ''A Real Man'' (''Luk Phu Chai'') and ''The War of Life'' (''Songkram Chiwit''), stood out. By 1929, Kulap had gathered his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |