Pitchaya Sudbanthad
Pitchaya Sudbanthad พิชญ สุดบรรทัด | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Thai, English |
| Nationality | Thai |
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Pitchaya Sudbanthad (Template:Lang-th) 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. 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
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2019". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ [hhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/50-notable-works-of-fiction-in-2019/2019/11/19/2fed50da-0256-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html "50 notable works of fiction in 2019"]. Bangkok Post. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "NYFA ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS AND FINALISTS FOR 2015 ARTISTS' FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM". New York Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "Pitchaya Sudbanthad". MacDowell. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "About". Pitchaya Sudbanthad. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ Aw, Tash (9 March 2019). "Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad review – a city of memories". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ Suwichakornpong, Sawarin (18 March 2019). "What it means to be Thai". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "Pitchaya Sudbanthad". Nielson Hays Library. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "Virtual Festival Day". Brooklyn Book Festival. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "Events". Pitchaya Sudbanthad. Retrieved 2021-03-07.