S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1981) Winner
Atsiri Thammachot
アツシリ・タンマチョート
Atsiri Thammachot
Aliases:
Ussiri Dhammachote
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-07-10 （Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand）
- Nationality
- Thailand
- Languages
- Thai
- Residence History
- Hua Hin → Bangkok → Sakon Nakhon → Nakhon Phanom → Phetchabun
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, census worker
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Siamrath
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chulalongkorn University | — | Department of Public Relations and Mass Communications | — | 1970頃-1974頃 | Thailand |
Chulalongkorn University
Department of Public Relations and Mass Communications
Period:
1970頃-1974頃
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
Thailand
Failed admission to Political Science, entered after NSO work
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Southeast Asian Writers Award | Khun-Thong you will return at dawn | — | — | winner |
Southeast Asian Writers Award
1981
Work:
Khun-Thong you will return at dawn
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
An old man's memories
1972 short storyShort story based on experiences in the Northeast.
rural lifecommunist insurgency
Bâan rim thá-lee
short story collectionCollection of stories about seaside life.
fisherfolkplight of the common man
Translations of Works
- Of time and tide (translated by Marcel Barang)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- soft rhythmsorrow without loss of hopebeauty in small things
- Recurring Motifs
- plight of the common manrural problemslivelihood from the sea
Legacy
Recognized for works focusing on the plight of ordinary people, especially those on the fringes of Thai society, promoting understanding.
Quotes
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He aims to have people in Thai society understand the lives of one another, especially the ‘small lives’ that exist at the fringes of society in Thailand. If accomplished, people will establish love and understanding and help one another.
Source: khɔ̀ɔp fáa thá-lee kwâaŋ (1981)
Trivia
- Born into a fishing family whose boat was lost at sea.
- Worked in Isan during census, exposed to communist insurgency hotbeds.