Supa Sirisingh

Supa Sirisingh
สุภา สิริสิงห
Born
Supa Luesiri (สุภา ลือศิริ)

(1945-08-13) 13 August 1945 (age 79)
Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityThai
Other namesBotan (โบตั๋น) (pen name)
Alma materChulalongkorn University
OccupationWriter
Notable workLetters from Thailand
AwardsSEATO literary award 1969; Thailand National Artist of the Year 1999

Supa Sirisingh (Thai: สุภา สิริสิงห) née Luesiri (Thai: ลือศิริ), (born 13 August 1945), is a Thai author who writes under the pseudonym Botan, which translates literally from Thai as 'peony'.[1] Her first name frequently appears as Supha. She is married to Viriya Sirisingh, a well-known publisher.[2] Supa Sirisingh is best known for her novel, Letters from Thailand (Chotmai Chak Muang Thai).[3]

  1. ^ Suryadinata, Professor Leo, ed. (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary (2 volumes). Vol. 1. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 38–40. ISBN 978-981-4345-21-7. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. ISBN 0415159806. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Kamjan, Chananthorn (October 26, 2019). "Novelist Botan's writings strike a chord". Bangkok Post. Retrieved October 26, 2019.