Seksan Prasertkul
Illustration — Seksan Prasertkul Seksan Prasertkul (born 1949) is a Thai author who was awarded the title National Artist of Thailand in 2009. Seksan became a student leader at Thammasat University and was active in the October 1973 protests against the military government of Thanom Kittikachorn. Seksan is the author of poetry, stories, and his autobiography, was made into a 2001 movie The Moonhunter.
Seksan Prasertkul
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- Born
- 1949 · Chachoengsao.
- Nationality
- Thailand
- Occupation
- poet · human rights defender
- Education
- Cornell University · Thammasat University
- Honours
- National Artist of Thailand
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Illustration — Seksan Prasertkul Seksan Prasertkul (born 1949) is a Thai author who was awarded the title National Artist of Thailand in 2009. Seksan became a student leader at Thammasat University and was active in the October 1973 protests against the military government of Thanom Kittikachorn. Seksan is the author of poetry, stories, and his autobiography, was made into a 2001 movie The Moonhunter.
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Early life
Early life
Seksan is the son of a fishing-boat builder and a market vendor. He graduated from high school at Chonkanyanakul School in Chonburi province, and received an AFS scholarship. He was an exchange student at a high school in the United States in 1967 and 1968. On his return to Thailand, he gained admission to Thammasat University by virtue of his high scores on the nationwide university entrance exam.
Leading up to 14 October 1973
Leading up to 14 October 1973
Sulak Sivaraksa "initiated forums for students to discuss current social issues. Among those attending was Seksan", according to Historical Dictionary of Thailand.
After the Thammasat University Massacre
After the Thammasat University Massacre
After the 6 October 1976 Thammasat University Massacre, he took refuge with the communist insurgents in northeastern Thailand. In 1980, the Thai government offered amnesty to those who defected from insurgent movements. Prasertkul would surrender and return home six months after the amnesty began. Upon leaving the insurgency, he referred to himself as "a historical ruin." He went to the United States for graduate studies and received a doctorate from Cornell University in 1989. He has since taught political science at Thammasat University, where he is a well known and respected figure.
Works
Works
• Ruedukan ("seasons"—short stories) • "bamboo flowers" • "coming from the mangrove forest" • Manutsayatham Kap Kan Tosu Thang Chon Chan • "Song of the Water, Dance of the Clouds" • Life University • Hiking in the Wood in Search of Real Life • Wandering in Search of Fish • "Life and Writing Books" • "Stream and Crosswalk" • "Song of the Universe" • "Waves of Liberty" • "Song of the Universe" • "Stream and Crosswalk" • "Moment of Defeat" • "Man and Tiger" (short stories) • "Bubbles of Time" (short stories) • Khon la chan: 14 Tula songkhram prachachon ("14 October, the people's war") • Bangyang thi haipai: Ruam botkhwam kieokap satpa læ thammachat • Khlun seriphap: Riang khwam 7 huakho • Phleng ekkaphop: Banthuk khon doenthang • Phleng nam rabam mek • Rudukan: Ruang san læ botkawi (Chut "ruang san Thai")
Works translated to English
Works translated to English
• "A bamboo bridge over rapids" (translated by Marcel Barang)
Private
Private
He married Chiranan Pitpreecha. She won a SEA Write Award in 1989. The couple has since separated.
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- 1.Asie du Sud-Est : L'enjeu thaïlandais. Éditions L'Harmattan. 1979. 2-85802-116-3.
- 2.THAÏLANDE – HISTOIRE: Le 6 octobre 1973, cette date que les étudiants thaïlandais n’oublient pas. gavroche-thailande.com. 04 octobre 2020.
- 3.Adrien Le Gal. Le coup d'état, une spécialité thaïlandaise (1971 : l'armée tente de reprendre le contrôle). lemonde.fr. 03 juin 2014 (mis à jour le 18 mars 2019).
- 4.Eugénie Mérieau. La récupération politique de la commémoration du 14 octobre 1973. Les activistes jaunes et rouges se partagent le même capital militant acquis en commun dans les camps communistes à la fin des années 70. Gavroche Thaïlande. 229. Novembre 2013. 49.
- 5.Roland-Pierre Paringaux. Souvenir d'un militant. Le Monde Diplomatique. Avril 1999.
- 6.Vivre debout. payot.ch.
- 7.Natalie Levisalles. Thaï crayon. Libération. 16 septembre 2004.
- 8.Pierre Rousset. Thaïlande-Hommage : Marcel Barang, le témoin des convulsions thaïlandaises. gavroche-thailande.com. 1er juillet 2020.
- 9.Guido Franco. Thaïlande. Autrement, série monde, H.S. n°43. pp.49 à 54 (article de Seksan Prasertkul "73-80, souvenir d'une révolution"). février 1990. 0336-5816.
- 10.Patrice de Beer. La plupart des militants non communistes abandonnent la lutte armée qu'ils menaient aux côtés du P.C.T. lemonde.fr. 21 mars 1981.
- 11.Nicolas Chelma. Le messager. portrait de Marcel Barang. Gavroche Thaïlande. 32. Novembre 1996. 40 et 41.
- 12.Achara Ashayagachat. Find new allies, red shirts told. Bangkok Post. 14 octobre 2013.
- 13.Wasamon Audjarint. ‘Thai society needs dialogue between diverse groups’. The Nation (Thailand). 09 mars 2018.
- 14.Marcel Barang. A bamboo bridge over rapids – Seksan Prasertkul. thaishortstories.wordpress.com. 17 juin 2011.
- 15.Vivre debout. mollat.com.
- 16.Gérard Fouquet. INVENTAIRE DES ŒUVRES LITTÉRAIRES THAÏES TRADUITES EN FRANÇAIS. f-origin.hypotheses.org. 39-41. Décembre 2017.
- 17.Thaïlande. "Moon Hunter" exhume un passé tabou. courrierinternational.com. 01 octobre 2003.
- 18.THE MOONHUNTER 14 ตุลาสงครามประชาชน. fivestarproduction.co.th. 2001.
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