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Douangdeuane Bounyavong

ドゥアンデゥアン・ブーニャヴォン

Dūangdư̄an Bunyāvong

Aliases: Douangdeuane Viravong
Pen Names: Dok Kedpen name

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1947-06-11 (Laos)
Nationality
Lao
Languages
Lao, English
Residence History
Vientiane

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1990-2024
Affiliations
Lao Women's Union, Dokked publishing
Influenced By
Sila Viravong
Influenced
Outhine Bounyavong

Awards

Fukuoka Art and Culture Prize
2005
Work: Lao textiles: prayers floating on fabric
Organization: Fukuoka City
Result: 受賞
S.E.A. Write Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kam Pha Phi Noi

Traditional story

The Little Orphan and the Spirit

orphanspirit

Bibliography

  • Athan hǣng phongphai
  • Dō̜k sutthāi lư̄ ngām
  • Phǣnphan lāi nai sin sāimai = Infinite Design: The Art of Silk
  • Thao Hung Khun Cheuang, Weeraburut song phang khong
  • Vatchanānukom pakō̜p hūp
  • Chotmāi nī khō̜ fāk thœng ʻāi: hōm lư̄angsan
  • Thao Hung Thao Cheuang Epic: Adaptation into Modern Prose
  • Mư̄a mǣ khao khuk: lưangching khō̜ng phūying khonnũng = When Mother Was In Prison
  • Traditions and rites in Thao Hung epic
  • A comparative study on the political ideology expressed in the Thao Hung Thao Cheaung epic
  • Report on the survey and situation regarding the trafficking of children in Lao PDR
  • Legends in the Weaving
  • Lao textiles: prayers floating on fabric

Style & Themes

Literary Style
transcriptions of traditional storiespoemsnovels
Recurring Motifs
textilesLao traditions

Legacy

Laos's best-known female literary figure. Contributed poems, textiles books, novels, transcribed traditional stories, literacy projects like Big Brother Mouse, and runs a publishing house for Lao children's books.

In Popular Culture

  • Selected as one of 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe (2005)

Trivia

  • Her father, Sila Viravong, designed the flag of Laos.
  • Married to contemporary Laotian fiction writer Outhine Bounyavong.
  • Participates in Big Brother Mouse project for literacy and runs a shop for Lao children's books.