Isan Writers, Thai Literature: Writing and Regionalism in Modern Thailand

Index

247 Index Ajin Banjaphan, 111, 161, 166–7, 212 Anderson, Benedict, 63, 69, 80 Art for Life, 64–5, 104, 141, 159–60 Banana Branch Horse, see Ma Kan Kluay Banana Tree Horse, see Ma Kan Kluay Caravan, 66, 68, 72–6, 84–6, 94, 97, 104, 142, 184 Chaiya Wannasri, 218–21, 226 and Newsletter of the Isan Writers Association, 149–50 Chatchawal Khotsongkhram, 204–6 Child of the Northeast, see Luk Isan Communism/Communist(s), 18–24, 35, 54, 67–8, 87, 94–5 Communist Party of Thailand (CPT), 68–9, 74–5, 83–5, 88, 95–6, 100–3, 139 amnesty, 24, 75, 140 collapse, 83, 139–40 Era of Search, 62–3, 67, 79–80, 104, 143 literary groups, 63, 71, 87 Fa Bo’ Kan, 48–51, 54–60, 188, 194–5, 198, 229 Fon Fafang, 165–72, 179 and MRLG, 168 life, 165–9 list of works, 169 Isan Writers Association (IWA), 96, 209, 212 activities, 200, 220 founding, 148–51, 179 Newsletter, 220 Jit Phumisak, 64–8, 73, 85 Art for Life, Art for the People, 64–5, 167–8 Kanchana Nakkhanan, 42–8, 60 life, 42–3 Kepner, Susan, 120 Keyes, Charles, 14–5, 17–8, 24, 26, 31, 115, 119 Khamman Khonkhai, 109, 126–37 life, 127–8 list of works, 128 translated works, 109, 128, 132 Khamphun Bunthawi, 41, 109–26, 157–8, 226 and SEAWrite Award, 113–4, 116, 121, 183 life, 110–3 list of works, 113–4 National Artist, 113, 183 translated works, 113, 120–1 Khmer language 5, 7, 69, 93, 165, 169–70, 172, 187, 222 monuments, 31, 76, 156 people, 5, 34 Khru Ban No’k film, 88 248 Index novel, 109, 127, 128, 130–1, 136–7 King Chulalongkorn, 14, 155 administrative reforms, 14–7 Kui, 5, 32–3, 165–6, 169, 171–2 Lao Khamhawm, 48–61, 194–5, see also Khamsing Srinawk exile, 50 life, 48–51 National Artist, 183 translated works, 50 works, 51–3 literary history, xiv–xvii Literature for Life as a movement, 67–9, 139, 195, 229, 233 decline, 139–42, 178 influence on writers, 40–1, 58, 86, 98, 100–1, 103–5, 109, 125, 135, 138, 158, 160–1, 170, 200, 213, 215, 217 lasting relevance, 141, 151, 158–9, 171, 179, 184, 186, 195–6, 197, 222 Luk Isan film 119 novel, 112, 114–9, 121, 125, 130–1 translation of, 120 Ma Kan Kluay, 189–92 Manote Phromsingh, 28, 197–202 Mun River Literary Group (MRLG), 144–9, 162, 168, 179, 199–200 Nai Phi, 68, 74, 85, 106 National Artist, 183 Khamphun, 113 Khamsing, 48, 51 Surachai, 76 October 14, 1973, 66–7, 71, 74, 98, 141, October 6, 1976, 74, 94–5, 139, 198 Phaiwarin Khaongam, 187–92, 223–4, 229 and SEAWrite, 183 life, 187–9 translated work, 189 Phibulsongkhram, see Plaek Phibulsongkhram Phillips, Herbert, 55–6, 59, 69, 96–7 Phisit Phusri, 200, 202–4, 223–4, 227 Phu Yai Li (song), 60, 83–4 Phu Yai Li Kap Nang Ma (novel), 43–4, 232 Pira Sudham, 173–9 Plaek Phibulsongkhram, 18–29, 35–6 Politician and Other Stories, The, see Fa Bo’ Kan Prachakhom Lunachai, 192–7, 223–4 Pramot Pramote, see Pramote Naijit Pramote Naijit, 145–7, 161–5, 179 translations of Lao literature, 163–5 Prasert Jandam, 69–71, 77, 86–94, 95, 104 life, 86–9 list of works, 89 Raks Mananya, 209–11, 223–4 Rama V, see King Chulalongkorn Rom Ratiwan, 36–41, 60 life, 37–8 list of works, 38 Sanan Chusakul, 227–8 Sangkhom Phesatchmala, 147, 211–3, 223–4 Sangkhomsat Parithat, 49, 51–2, 54, 62 Sarit, 20–2, 36, 40, 49 SEAWrite Award, 113, 182–4, 194, 222 Khamphun, 109, 116, 121, 138 Phaiwarin, 187, 189 Siowjan Raemphrai, 215–7, 223–4, 226 Somkhit Singsong, 50, 69, 71–2, 87–8, 94–100, 105, 148 life, 94–6 Index 249 list of works, 96 Somneuk Phanitchakij, 206–9, 223–4 Songs for Life, 66, 72, 75–6, 88, 104 Suchart Sawatsri, 51, 55, 77, 93, 139, 181, 183, 202, 228 Surachai Janthimathorn, 63, 66–7, 69–86, 96–7, 104, 141–2, see also Caravan life, 69–76 list of literary works, 76–7 music, 50, 59, 66, 70–6, 81, 83–4, 85, 88, 110 National Artist, 76, 183 Thongkhram Phudetkla, see Siowjan Raemphrai Thongpan (film), 50...