Botan (novelist)

Botan, the pen name of Supa Luesiri, who became Supa Sirisingh by marriage, was born in 1945 in Thonburi, into a family of Chinese immigrants. A magazine editor, she then devoted herself to writing and published many novels, several of which became successful television series, about a society in which women count for little and about the importance of educating girls. She was named a National Artist of Thailand in 1999.

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• NovelLetters from ThailandจดหมายจากเมืองไทยBotan · 1969Literature