Krom Ngoy
Krom Ngoy (born Ouk Ou; 1865 – 1936) was a Cambodian poet and musician who played the khsae diev (musical bow). He was educated as a Buddhist monk and was a traveling bard of the late 19th and 20th centuries, known as a poet of the people. He also served in the court of King Sisowath as the official singer of the royal orchestra.
Krom Ngoy
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- Name
- Krom Ngoy
- Birth Name
- Ouk Ou (អ៊ុក អ៊ូ)
- Born
- 1865
- Birthplace
- Ang Snuol, French Cambodia
- Died
- 1936
- Place of death
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- Cambodia
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Krom Ngoy (born Ouk Ou; 1865 – 1936) was a Cambodian poet and musician who played the khsae diev (musical bow). He was educated as a Buddhist monk and was a traveling bard of the late 19th and 20th centuries, known as a poet of the people. He also served in the court of King Sisowath as the official singer of the royal orchestra.
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His writings on poetry have been published by the Buddhist Institute. He died at the age of 71 in 1936.
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• Name — Krom Ngoy • Native Name — ក្រម ង៉ុយ • Birth Name — Ouk Ou (អ៊ុក អ៊ូ) • Born — 1865 • Birthplace — Ang Snuol, French Cambodia • Died — 1936 • Place of death — Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina • Other Names — * Neak Preah Phirum Pheasa Ou • Phirum Ngoy • Children — 6 • Occupation — Poet
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 137079826, Krom Ngoy.
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- 1.Contribution à l'histoire de la littérature khmère: Ecrivains et expressions littéraires du Cambodge au XXème siècle. L'Harmattan. 1990. 978-2-7384-1778-7.
- 2.The Traditional Literature of Cambodia: A Preliminary Guide. Oxford University Press. 1996. 978-0-19-713612-6.
- 3.Hommes et destins: dictionnaire biographique d'outre-mer. Académie des sciences d'outre-mer. 1975.
- 4.Essays on Literature and Society in Southeast Asia: Political and Sociological Perspectives. NUS Press. 1981. 978-9971-69-036-6.
- 5.Essays on Literature and Society in Southeast Asia: Political and Sociological Perspectives. NUS Press. 1981. 978-9971-69-036-6.
- 6.Quelques aspects de la littérature khmère. Faculté de Lettres de l'Université Royale du Cambodge. 1966.
- 7.Bulletin Du Centre D'études Khmères (CEK). Majajhmanḍal Khmersiksā. 2006.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Les Nouvelles règles de poésie (ច្បាប់ល្បើកថ្មី), 1922
- Les Nouvelles règles de composition (ច្បាប់កេរកាលថ្មី), 1922
- Conseils et avertissements (សេចក្ដីរំលឹកដាស់តឿន), 7 volumes, Institut bouddique, 1931.
- Conseils de vie pour hommes et femmes (ពាក្យកាព្យប្រដៅជនប្រុសស្រី), 7 volumes, circa 1935.
- Recommandations de Krâm Ngoy (បណ្ដាំក្រមង៉ុយ), Institut bouddhique, 1935.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 137079826, Krom Ngoy.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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