Emmanuelle Arsan

Emmanuelle Arsan
Arsan in 1967
Born	Marayat Bibidh (1932-01-19)19 January 1932 Bangkok, Thailand
Died	12 June 2005(2005-06-12) (aged 73) Chantelouve, France
Pen name	Marayat, Marayata, Marayat Andriane, Marajat, Kramsaseddinsh, Krasaesundh, Krassaesibor, Virajjakkam, Virajjakam, Virajjakari
Occupation	Writer, novelist, actress
Genre	Fiction, erotica
Years active	1966–1976
Spouse	Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane ​ ​ (m. 1956)​

Marayat Rollet-Andriane, formerly Marayat Krasaesin (Thai: มารยาท กระแสสินธุ์) or her birthname Marayat Bibidh (Thai: มารยาท พิพิธวิรัชชการ; RTGS: Marayat Phiphitwiratchakan; born 19 January 1932 – 12 June 2005), known by the pen name Emmanuelle Arsan, was a Thai-French novelist, best known for the novel featuring the fictional character Emmanuelle, a woman who sets out on a voyage of sexual self-discovery under varying circumstances. It was later claimed that the real author of the book was her husband, Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane.