Por Intharapalit ( th, ป. อินทรปาลิต) was the

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of Pricha Intharapalit ( th, ปรีชา อินทรปาลิต, link=no; 12 May 1910 – 25 September 1968), a

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and

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. Among his works was the ''Samgler'' ( th, สามเกลอ, link=no, ) series of comic short stories, of which he wrote nearly 2,000. He also wrote a novelisation of the battle of

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. These works have been cited by Thai scholars among the 100 books that must be read by Thais. The first book in the ''Samgler'' series, ''Ai Phuying'' ( th, อายผู้หญิง, link=no; ), was written in 1938, and immediately became a

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, selling 20,000 copies in its first week. The stories all revolve around three

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friends and their families. The series seen by historians and literary experts as providing witty glimpses of

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from 1938 to 1968, making the mention over the decades of actual restaurants, nightclubs, and celebrities.

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Samgler.org
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