S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2000) Winner
Wimon Sainimnuan
ウィモン・サイニムヌアン
Wimon Sainimnuan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955 （near Phra Pin Klao Bridge on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River）
- Nationality
- Thai
- Languages
- Thai
- Residence History
- Thonburi side of Chao Phraya River → Nakhon Pathom province → Huay Khuang slum → Bangkok → Ayutthaya
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, teacher, publisher
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Tharntawan printing press, Ton Or Publishing House
- Influenced By
- John Steinbeck
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| teacher colleges in Bangkok and Ayutthaya | — | teacher training | — | 1975年頃3年間 | Thailand |
| Srinakharinwirot University | — | — | — | 1982年入学 | Thailand |
teacher colleges in Bangkok and Ayutthaya
teacher training
Period:
1975年頃3年間
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
Thailand
Srinakharinwirot University
Period:
1982年入学
Country:
Thailand
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | S.E.A. Write Award | Amata | — | S.E.A. Write Award organizers | 受賞 |
S.E.A. Write Award
2000
Work:
Amata
Organization:
S.E.A. Write Award organizers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Snakes (Ngu)
1984 novelDenounces the evil of power seekers hiding in monks' robes and the connivance between monks and politicians.
Buddhismsocial justicepolitical corruption
Amata (Immortal)
2000 novelA wealthy businessman clones himself for organ donors, but the clone's mind (heart in Buddhism) takes control.
Buddhismcloningindividual will vs society
The Poor (Khon Chon)
1987 novelDescribes his childhood poverty in Huay Khuang slum.
povertyslum life
The Fat Spider (Maengmum Ouan)
1982 children's novelFirst novel.
The Medium (Khon Songchao)
1988 novelAdaptations
- [film] The Medium
The Princess Mound (Khok Phranang)
1989 novelLord of the Earth (Chawphaendin)
1996 novelAdaptations
- Khon Songchao made into a film
Translations by Author
- Commissioned translations from friends
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- righteous angerexposing human failingsblack-and-white characters
- Recurring Motifs
- bogus and genuine monksmurderers, kidnappers, rapistsexploitation of farmerswomen's liberationeducation systempolitical problemsBuddhist themesindividual will vs societal forces
Health
-
migraines and ulcers12歳頃Depicted in his 1987 novel The Poor
Legacy
Thai contemporary fiction writer awarded S.E.A. Write Award for strong Buddhist and social justice themes.
Trivia
- Year of birth uncertain: 1955 or 1958
- Wrote breakout novel Snakes in 26 days
- Transitioned from teacher to full-time writer