With Hollywood star Gemma Chan and Netflix optioning Thai author’s debut novel, can the nation’s writers at last make an impression on the world stage?
With a spate of critically lauded novels – one of them picked up by Netflix – a wave of young Thai authors looks poised to break through on the world stage.
Thailand has a rich literary tradition, with the 1920s seen as a golden age when writers tackled entrenched social issues, but while modern Thai authors have kept up that legacy, they have struggled to make a splash abroad.
That could be about to change.
Pim Wangtechawat’s debut novel The Moon Represents My Heart, released in June, has made her part of the small but growing group of Thai authors published internationally – catching the eye of Hollywood star Gemma Chan and Netflix, who have optioned the work.
Earlier this year, Welcome Me to the Kingdom by Mai Nardone was recognised as a New York Times editor’s choice,…
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