Narong Wongsawan ณรงค์ วงษ์สวรรค์ | |
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Born | Chai Nat province, Siam[1] | 20 May 1932
Died | 15 March 2009 Chiang Mai province, Thailand[2] | (aged 76)
Pen name | Rong Wongsawan 'รงค์ วงษ์สวรรค์ |
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Notable awards | National Artist (1995) |
Spouse | Sumalee Wongsavun[3] สุมาลี วงษ์สวรรค์ |
Children | 2[1] |
Narong Wongsawan (Thai: ณรงค์ วงษ์สวรรค์; 20 May 1932 – 15 March 2009) was a Thai writer and journalist. He wrote under the name Rong Wongsawan (Thai: 'รงค์ วงษ์สวรรค์). Much of his writing was semi-autobiographical reflecting his experiences and reporting from different places in Thailand, and in California, where he lived in the 1960s. In both places he was a critic of the hypocrisies of the powerful, while having sympathy for the disadvantaged.[1][4][5]
Wongsawan wrote in his native Thai language, although he spoke and read English fluently. He was also an occasional actor and personality on Thai television and film until his death in 2009. He is known for his innovations in the Thai language, and as with many Thai writers, used dialog to drive the story.[6]