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Duanwad Pimwana

ドゥアンウォット・ピムワナ

Duanwad Pimwana

Aliases: Pimjai Juklin
Pen Names: Duanwad PimwanaPen name

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1969-01-01
Nationality
Thai
Languages
Thai
Residence History
Chonburi province

Career

Occupations
novelist, poet, journalist
Active Years
1989-2024

Education

vocational school
Country: Thailand

Awards

S.E.A. Write Award
2003
Work: Changsamran
Organization: Southeast Asian Writers Award
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Changsamran

2003 novel

Award-winning novel

daily lives

Arid Dreams

2019 short story collection

Collection of short stories exploring daily lives of ordinary Thais

moral challengeenigmatic multiplicity
Translations
  • Translated by Mui Poopoksakul, Feminist Press

Style & Themes

Literary Style
acclaimed for short fictioncreates multiplicity
Recurring Motifs
daily lives of ordinary Thaismoral challenges

Legacy

One of Thailand's preeminent female writers

Quotes

  • Duanwad Pimwana is one of Thailand's preeminent female writers.
    Source: NPR (2019)

Trivia

  • Published her first short story at the age of twenty