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'''Pitchaya Sudbanthad''' ({{lang-th|พิชญ สุดบรรทัด}}) is a [[Thailand|Thai]] writer and essayist. His debut novel, ''Bangkok Wakes to Rain'', was selected as a notable book of the year by the [[New York Times]] and the [[Washington Post]].<ref>{{cite news |title=100 Notable Books of 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/books/notable-books.html|accessdate=2021-03-07|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=50 notable works of fiction in 2019|url=hhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/50-notable-works-of-fiction-in-2019/2019/11/19/2fed50da-0256-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html|accessdate=2021-03-07|work=Bangkok Post |date=21 November 2019}}</ref>
'''Pitchaya Sudbanthad''' ({{lang-th|พิชญ สุดบรรทัด}}; {{RTGS|Phichon Sutbanthat}}) is a Thai writer and essayist. His debut novel, ''Bangkok Wakes to Rain'', was selected as a notable book of the year by the ''[[New York Times]]'' and the ''[[Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=100 Notable Books of 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/books/notable-books.html|accessdate=2021-03-07|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=50 notable works of fiction in 2019|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/50-notable-works-of-fiction-in-2019/2019/11/19/2fed50da-0256-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html|accessdate=2021-03-07|work=Bangkok Post |date=21 November 2019}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Pitchaya grew up in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and the American South. In 2015, he received a fellowship for fiction writing from the New York Foundation for the Arts.<ref>{{cite web |title=NYFA ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS AND FINALISTS FOR 2015 ARTISTS’ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |url=https://www.nyfa.org/nyfa-announces-recipients-and-finalists-for-2015-124763903283|website=New York Foundation for the Arts |accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref> In 2018, Pitchaya received another fellowship for his fiction from MacDowell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitchaya Sudbanthad|url=https://www.macdowell.org/artists/pitchaya-sudbanthad|website=MacDowell|accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref> He currently splits his time between Bangkok and Brooklyn.<ref>{{cite web |title=About|url=https://psudbanthad.com/index.php/about/|website=Pitchaya Sudbanthad |accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref>
Pitchaya grew up in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and the American South. He attended [[Duke University]], graduating with a BA in Environmental Science & Policy in 1998. He later received his MBA from [[New York University]] in 2009. In 2015, he received a fellowship for fiction writing from the New York Foundation for the Arts.<ref>{{cite web |title=NYFA Announces Recipients and Finalists for 2015 Artists’ Fellowship Program |url=https://www.nyfa.org/nyfa-announces-recipients-and-finalists-for-2015-124763903283|website=New York Foundation for the Arts |accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref> In 2018, Pitchaya received another fellowship for his fiction from MacDowell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitchaya Sudbanthad|url=https://www.macdowell.org/artists/pitchaya-sudbanthad|website=MacDowell|accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref> He currently splits his time between Bangkok and Brooklyn.<ref>{{cite web |title=About|url=https://psudbanthad.com/index.php/about/|website=Pitchaya Sudbanthad |accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
===Novels===
===Novels===
* Bangkok Wakes to Rain, 2019
* ''Bangkok Wakes to Rain'', 2019


===Short stories===
===Short stories===
* Good Neighbors, 2020
* "Good Neighbors", 2020
* Floating, 2019
* "Floating", 2019
* Monsters, 2016
* "Monsters", 2016
* Postmark Tomorrow, 2011
* "Postmark Tomorrow", 2011
* The Mountains Will Have Vanished, 2005
* "The Mountains Will Have Vanished", 2005
* Please, the Dead Shined on Us, 2005
* "Please, the Dead Shined on Us", 2005
* Ginnie's Got a Gun, 2004
* "Ginnie's Got a Gun", 2004
* Broken Skin with Water and Dirt, 2003
* "Broken Skin with Water and Dirt", 2003
* The Beginnings of the World, 2003
* "The Beginnings of the World", 2003


===Essays===
===Essays===
* “Letter from Brooklyn: Finding Justice in the Streets.” Literary Hub, June 2020
* "Letter from Brooklyn: Finding Justice in the Streets", ''Literary Hub'', June 2020
* “The Clean Air in Bangkok.” Freeman's/Literary Hub, February 2019
* "The Clean Air in Bangkok", ''Freeman's/Literary Hub'', February 2019
* “Spirit Houses.” Newsweek, February 2019
* "Spirit Houses", ''Newsweek'', February 2019
* “In the Ring with Rose Baan.” CR, Spring, Summer 2019
* "In the Ring with Rose Baan", ''CR'', Spring, Summer 2019
* “8 Place-Based Novels...” Electric Literature, December 2018
* "8 Place-Based Novels", ''Electric Literature'', December 2018
* “A Year in Reading.” The Millions, December 2018
* "A Year in Reading", ''The Millions'', December 2018
* “Panang Lasagna.” The Morning News, April 2013
* "Panang Lasagna", ''The Morning News'', April 2013
* “Of North and South.” The Morning News, March 2013
* "Of North and South", ''The Morning News'', March 2013
* “Ja Mongkut.” The Morning News, February 2013
* "Ja Mongkut", ''The Morning News'', February 2013
* “Pad Thai.” The Morning News, February 2013
* "Pad Thai", ''The Morning News'', February 2013
* “Kluay Buat Chee.” The Morning News, January 2013
* "Kluay Buat Chee", ''The Morning News'', January 2013
* “Learning to Love Thai-American Food.” Gilt Taste, September 2011
* "Learning to Love Thai-American Food", ''Gilt Taste'', September 2011
* “Bus Bus Riddim.” The Morning News, June 2010
* "Bus Bus Riddim", ''The Morning News'', June 2010
* “Pieces of the World.” The Morning News, September 2009
* "Pieces of the World", ''The Morning News'', September 2009
* “Bangkok Anew.” The Morning News, December 2008
* "Bangkok Anew", ''The Morning News'', December 2008
* “AIGA Design Journey: Emory Douglas.” AIGA, October, 2008
* "AIGA Design Journey: Emory Douglas", ''AIGA'', October, 2008
* “Consuming Obama.” The Morning News, November 2006
* "Consuming Obama", ''The Morning News'', November 2006
* “A Walk in the Park: New York.” The Morning News, September 2006
* "A Walk in the Park: New York", ''The Morning News'', September 2006
* “Field Tested Books: All the King’s Men.” Coudal Partners, Summer 2006
* "Field Tested Books: All the King’s Men", ''Coudal Partners'', Summer 2006
* “Focus: Space Invader.” RES, March/April 2006
* "Focus: Space Invader", ''RES'', March/April 2006
* “Do Right Man.”The Morning News, September 2005
* "Do Right Man", ''The Morning News'', September 2005
* “No Yellow Jerseys Here.” The Morning News, July 2005
* "No Yellow Jerseys Here", ''The Morning News'', July 2005
* “Your Books and Neighbors.” The Morning News, January 2005
* "Your Books and Neighbors", ''The Morning News'', January 2005
* “Take from Us the Houses Long Burned.” Glowlab, May/June 2005
* "Take from Us the Houses Long Burned", ''Glowlab'', May/June 2005
* “The Brooklyn Pigeon Wars.” The Morning News, August 2004
* "The Brooklyn Pigeon Wars", ''The Morning News'', August 2004
* “Cloaks and Daggers.” The Morning News, June 2004
* "Cloaks and Daggers", ''The Morning News'', June 2004
* “Swimming.” The Morning News, March 2004
* "Swimming", ''The Morning News'', March 2004
* “Motherless Stadium.” The Morning News, February 2004
* "Motherless Stadium", ''The Morning News'', February 2004


==Reception==
==Reception==
''Bangkok Wakes to Rain'' has been received positively by critics. Tash Aw from [[the Guardian]] describes the novel as "an exuberant, meticulously-plotted debut."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aw |first1=Tash|title=
''Bangkok Wakes to Rain'' has been received positively by critics. Tash Aw from ''[[the Guardian]]'' describes the novel as "an exuberant, meticulously-plotted debut."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aw |first1=Tash|title=
Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad review – a city of memories|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/09/bangkok-wakes-to-rain-pitchaya-sudbanthad-review|accessdate=2021-03-07|work=The Guardian|date=9 March 2019}}</ref> Ploi Pirapokin from Apogee Journal claims that "Subanthad appeals to those native to the city as well as those who have visited."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suwichakornpong |first1=Sawarin |title=What it means to be Thai|url=https://apogeejournal.org/2019/03/18/what-it-means-to-be-thai/|accessdate=2021-03-07|work=Bangkok Post |date=18 March 2019}}</ref>
Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad review – a city of memories|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/09/bangkok-wakes-to-rain-pitchaya-sudbanthad-review|accessdate=2021-03-07|work=The Guardian|date=9 March 2019}}</ref> Ploi Pirapokin from ''Apogee Journal'' claims that "Subanthad appeals to those native to the city as well as those who have visited."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suwichakornpong |first1=Sawarin |title=What it means to be Thai|url=https://apogeejournal.org/2019/03/18/what-it-means-to-be-thai/|accessdate=2021-03-07|work=Bangkok Post |date=18 March 2019}}</ref>


He has been invited to numerous literary festivals, in both Thailand and the US.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitchaya Sudbanthad|url=https://neilsonhayslibrary.org/portfolio-item/pitchaya-sudbanthad/|website=Nielson Hays Library|accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Virtual Festival Day|url=https://brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/virtual-festival-day/|website=Brooklyn Book Festival|accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Events|url=http://psudbanthad.com/index.php/events/|website=Pitchaya Sudbanthad |accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref>
He has been invited to numerous literary festivals, in both Thailand and the US.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitchaya Sudbanthad|url=https://neilsonhayslibrary.org/portfolio-item/pitchaya-sudbanthad/|website=Nielson Hays Library|accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Virtual Festival Day|url=https://brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/virtual-festival-day/|website=Brooklyn Book Festival|accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Events|url=http://psudbanthad.com/index.php/events/|website=Pitchaya Sudbanthad |accessdate=2021-03-07}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.npr.org/2019/02/16/695420288/pitchaya-sudbanthad-on-bangkok-wakes-to-rain NPR Author Interviews: Pitchaya Sudbanthad On 'Bangkok Wakes To Rain' (16 February, 2019)]
* [https://www.npr.org/2019/02/16/695420288/pitchaya-sudbanthad-on-bangkok-wakes-to-rain NPR Author Interviews: Pitchaya Sudbanthad On ''Bangkok Wakes To Rain'' (16 February, 2019)]
* [https://adaymagazine.com/pitchaya-sudbanthad/ A Day Magazine: “อ่านเยอะๆ นั่งลง แล้วเขียน” พิชญ สุดบรรทัด นักเขียนชาวไทยผู้อยู่ในภาวะกึ่งกลางบนพื้นที่วรรณกรรมโลก]
* [https://adaymagazine.com/pitchaya-sudbanthad/ A Day Magazine: "อ่านเยอะๆ นั่งลง แล้วเขียน” พิชญ สุดบรรทัด นักเขียนชาวไทยผู้อยู่ในภาวะกึ่งกลางบนพื้นที่วรรณกรรมโลก]

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Pitchaya Sudbanthad
พิชญ สุดบรรทัด
OccupationWriter
LanguageThai, English
NationalityThai
EducationDuke University (BA)
New York University (MBA)
Website
psudbanthad.com

Pitchaya Sudbanthad (Template:Lang-th; RTGS: Phichon Sutbanthat) is a Thai writer and essayist. His debut novel, Bangkok Wakes to Rain, was selected as a notable book of the year by the New York Times and the Washington Post.[1][2]

Biography

Pitchaya grew up in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and the American South. He attended Duke University, graduating with a BA in Environmental Science & Policy in 1998. He later received his MBA from New York University in 2009. In 2015, he received a fellowship for fiction writing from the New York Foundation for the Arts.[3] In 2018, Pitchaya received another fellowship for his fiction from MacDowell.[4] He currently splits his time between Bangkok and Brooklyn.[5]

Works

Novels

  • Bangkok Wakes to Rain, 2019

Short stories

  • "Good Neighbors", 2020
  • "Floating", 2019
  • "Monsters", 2016
  • "Postmark Tomorrow", 2011
  • "The Mountains Will Have Vanished", 2005
  • "Please, the Dead Shined on Us", 2005
  • "Ginnie's Got a Gun", 2004
  • "Broken Skin with Water and Dirt", 2003
  • "The Beginnings of the World", 2003

Essays

  • "Letter from Brooklyn: Finding Justice in the Streets", Literary Hub, June 2020
  • "The Clean Air in Bangkok", Freeman's/Literary Hub, February 2019
  • "Spirit Houses", Newsweek, February 2019
  • "In the Ring with Rose Baan", CR, Spring, Summer 2019
  • "8 Place-Based Novels", Electric Literature, December 2018
  • "A Year in Reading", The Millions, December 2018
  • "Panang Lasagna", The Morning News, April 2013
  • "Of North and South", The Morning News, March 2013
  • "Ja Mongkut", The Morning News, February 2013
  • "Pad Thai", The Morning News, February 2013
  • "Kluay Buat Chee", The Morning News, January 2013
  • "Learning to Love Thai-American Food", Gilt Taste, September 2011
  • "Bus Bus Riddim", The Morning News, June 2010
  • "Pieces of the World", The Morning News, September 2009
  • "Bangkok Anew", The Morning News, December 2008
  • "AIGA Design Journey: Emory Douglas", AIGA, October, 2008
  • "Consuming Obama", The Morning News, November 2006
  • "A Walk in the Park: New York", The Morning News, September 2006
  • "Field Tested Books: All the King’s Men", Coudal Partners, Summer 2006
  • "Focus: Space Invader", RES, March/April 2006
  • "Do Right Man", The Morning News, September 2005
  • "No Yellow Jerseys Here", The Morning News, July 2005
  • "Your Books and Neighbors", The Morning News, January 2005
  • "Take from Us the Houses Long Burned", Glowlab, May/June 2005
  • "The Brooklyn Pigeon Wars", The Morning News, August 2004
  • "Cloaks and Daggers", The Morning News, June 2004
  • "Swimming", The Morning News, March 2004
  • "Motherless Stadium", The Morning News, February 2004

Reception

Bangkok Wakes to Rain has been received positively by critics. Tash Aw from the Guardian describes the novel as "an exuberant, meticulously-plotted debut."[6] Ploi Pirapokin from Apogee Journal claims that "Subanthad appeals to those native to the city as well as those who have visited."[7]

He has been invited to numerous literary festivals, in both Thailand and the US.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "100 Notable Books of 2019". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  2. ^ "50 notable works of fiction in 2019". Bangkok Post. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  3. ^ "NYFA Announces Recipients and Finalists for 2015 Artists' Fellowship Program". New York Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  4. ^ "Pitchaya Sudbanthad". MacDowell. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. ^ "About". Pitchaya Sudbanthad. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. ^ Aw, Tash (9 March 2019). "Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad review – a city of memories". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  7. ^ Suwichakornpong, Sawarin (18 March 2019). "What it means to be Thai". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  8. ^ "Pitchaya Sudbanthad". Nielson Hays Library. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  9. ^ "Virtual Festival Day". Brooklyn Book Festival. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  10. ^ "Events". Pitchaya Sudbanthad. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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