Kanha Khiangsiri ( th, กัณหา เคียงศิริ, also spelled Khiengsiri; 26 February 1912 – 23 June 1999), née Chuen Watthanaphat (), was a Thai

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. Writing under the

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K. Surangkhanang (), her 45 novels include the highly popular '' Ban Sai Thong'' and the influential '' The Prostitute (Ying Khon Chua)'', which reflected issues in Thailand's developing modern society. She was named a

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in literature in 1986.

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Kanha Khiangsiri Kanha Khiangsiri ( th, กัณหา เคียงศิริ, also spelled Khiengsiri; 26 February 1912 – 23 June 1999), née Chuen Watthanaphat (), was a Thai novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often noveli ...

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