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Chart Korbjitti

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Chart Korbjitti

One of Thailand’s most celebrated contemporary authors, Chart Korbjitti rose to fame in the 1980s, writing about working-class life amid social and economic changes. A number of his most beloved works, such as the 1981 novel Khamphiphaksa (The Judgment) and the 1988 novel Phan Ma Ba (Mad Dogs & Co.), have been translated into English and French. Named a national artist in 2004, Korbjitti is also a two-time winner of the S.E.A. Write Award. Most recently, he published a “novel” based on his Facebook exchanges. He is originally from Samut Sakhon, a province just outside of Bangkok, and now lives in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.

Articles by Chart Korbjitti

An Essay on Prayers
By Chart Korbjitti
We had to learn the prayers by heart to save our own skin.
Translated from Thai by Mui Poopoksakul