Thommayanti ( th, ทมยันตี) was the

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of Thailand National Artist

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Wimon Chiamcharoen ( th, วิมล เจียมเจริญ; 10 July 1936 – 13 September 2021), née Wimon Siriphaibun ( th, วิมล ศิริไพบูลย์, also Wimol Siripaiboon). She was a Thai

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and was a

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several times in her career.

Bibliography

Among Thommayanti's works is the historical fantasy romance novel, ''

Thawiphop ''Thawiphop'' ( th, ทวิภพ, lit=Two Worlds) is a 1986 Thai historical romance novel written by Thommayanti. It tells the story of Maneechan, a contemporary woman who is transported back in time via a magical mirror to the late 19th centur ...

'' ( th, ทวิภพ), about a woman who

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s from the 20th century to

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-era Siam. The story was first adapted as a film by

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in 1990, and has since been adapted as a stage play, a musical, a television series, and a 2004 film (''

Siam Renaissance ''The Siam Renaissance'', known in Thai as ''Tawipop'' or ''Thawiphop'' ( th, ทวิภพ), is a 2004 Thai historical fantasy film directed by Surapong Pinijkhar. It is the second film adaptation of the 1986 novel '' Thawiphop'' by Thommayanti ...

''). Another of Thommayanti's works is ''

Khu Kam ''Koo Kam'' (Thai: คู่กรรม) is a Thai novel written by Thommayanti. It was adapted into a 1996 film, '' Sunset at Chaopraya'', and a 2013 remake that shared the same name. Plot summary Set in 1939, the early days of World War II ...

'' ( th, คู่กรรม), about the romance of a Thai woman and a Japanese soldier during World War II in Thailand. It has been adapted into four films, ''Sunset at Chaophraya'' (in 1973, 1988,

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and

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), a stage musical, and a television series. Among her famous works are the romantic love story ''Dang Duang Haruethai'' ( th, ดั่งดวงหฤทัย) and the socially conscious & inspiring rags-to-riches tales '' Sapan Dao'' ( th, สะพานดาว).

Political controversies

Apart from her writing ability, she was a noted orator. On several occasions Wimon gave public speeches in favour of the military. During the

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in the

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, Wimon played important role in the "housewife society", a group of wives of military generals. She also made public speeches against the students who agitated for democratic reform, saying that the students were destroying Thailand's good relationship with the United States.บทที่ 2 เหตุการณ์ 6 ตุลา เกิดขึ้นได้อย่างไร
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found Wimon, while serving as a senator, guilty of having committed

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with Group Captain Akhom Atthawetworawut (นาวาอากาศเอก อาคม อรรถเวทย์วรวุฒิ), an officer who was also a senator, after Police Major Siwit Chiamcharoen (พันตำรวจตรี ศรีวิทย์ เจียมเจริญ), her husband, filed divorce proceedings and a claim for compensation. After the Supreme Court's judgment, the Senate resolved to dismiss Wimon from senatorial office. In spite of the Supreme Court's conviction, King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

awarded Wimon the honorific titles ''

'' in 2005.

Awards

In 2012, the

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of the Kingdom of Thailand, through the Department of Cultural Promotion, honoured

Wimon with the highest honour bestowed upon Thai artist by naming her "National Artist" (Literature) ( th, ศิลปินแห่งชาติ).

Death

She died on 13 September 2021 when she was 85 years old at her private house, Lanna Devalai in

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References

External links

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