Kukrit Pramoj
Mom Rajawongse Kukrit Pramoj | |
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คึกฤทธิ์ ปราโมช | |
Kukrit in 1974 | |
| 13th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 14 March 1975 – 20 April 1976 | |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Seni Pramoj |
| Succeeded by | Seni Pramoj |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 8 January 1976 – 20 April 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | himself |
| Preceded by | Seni Pramoj |
| Succeeded by | Boonteng Thongsawat |
| 12th President of the National Assembly of Thailand | |
| In office 29 December 1973 – 7 October 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Siri Siriyothin |
| Succeeded by | Praphas Ouchai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1911 Sing Buri, Krung Kao, Siam (now In Buri, Sing Buri, Thailand) |
| Died | 9 October 1995 (aged 84) Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand (now Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand) |
| Cause of death | Heart disease and high blood pressure[1][2] |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party | Social Action Party |
| Spouse(s) | M.L. Pakpring Thongyai (Separated) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Thailand |
| Branch/service | Royal Thai Army |
| Rank | Major General[3] |
| Commands | Royal Thai Aide-De-Camp |
| Battles/wars | Pacific War |
Kukrit Pramoj was a novelist and former prime minister of Thailand.
He is famous in Thailand for being a writer. His novel Four Reigns, was published as a serial in his newspaper Siam Rat from 1951 to 1952.
Works that he did write
Novels
- Sam Kok Chabap Nai Thun (1951)
- Four Reigns; The Thai novel came out in 1953, Si Phaendin, but it was first printed as a serial in a newspaper from 1951 to 1952. In 1981, the English translation was published; translator: Tulachandra
- Phai Daeng (1954); Red Bamboo (1961) is the English version.
- Su Si Thai Hao (1957)
- Jew (1967)
- Kawao Thi Bang Phleng (1989)
- Based on John Wyndham's 1957 science fiction novel The Midwich Cuckoos. Adapted into a film of the same name in 1994.
- Lai Chiwit
- Translated in English as Many Lives in 1996
- Khun Chang Khun Phaen (1989)
Plays
- Rashomon; It was made from a Japanese movie, Rashomon.
Collected short stories and essays
- Phuean Non (เพื่อนนอน; short stories, 1952) ISBN 974-9906-31-4
- "Mom" (มอม, published individually in 2011) ISBN 9789746908023
- Sapphehera Khadi (สัพเพเหระคดี) ISBN 974-92321-6-X
Non-fiction
- Phama Sia Mueang (พม่าเสียเมือง; 1967) ISBN 974-9906-27-6, ISBN 974-690-030-7
- Huang Mahannop (ห้วงมหรรณพ; 1959) ISBN 974-690-060-9
- Chak Yipun (ฉากญี่ปุ่น; 1962) ISBN 974-9906-28-4
- Mueang Maya (เมืองมายา; 1965) ISBN 974-690-352-7
- Khon Rak Ma (คนรักหมา; 1967) ISBN 974-690-102-8
- Wai Run (วัยรุ่น; 1980) ISBN 974-9906-32-2
- Thammakhadi (ธรรมคดี; 1983) ISBN 974-9906-30-6
- Khrong Kraduk Nai Tu (โครงกระดูกในตู้) ISBN 974-690-131-1
- Chao Lok (เจ้าโลก) ISBN 974-9906-26-8
- Kritsadaphinihan An Bot Bang Mi Dai (กฤษฎาภินิหารอันบดบังมิได้) ISBN 974-690-189-3, ISBN 974-9906-35-7
- Chang Nai Chiwit Khong Phom (ช้างในชีวิตของผม) ISBN 974-690-514-7
- Phra Phutthasatsana Kap Khuekrit (พระพุทธศาสนากับคึกฤทธิ์) ISBN 974-93364-1-0
- Kho Khit Rueang Koet Kae Chep Tai (ข้อคิดเรื่อง เกิด แก่ เจ็บ ตาย) ISBN 974-690-382-9
- Songkhram Phio (สงครามผิว) ISBN 974-9906-25-X
- Thok Khamen (ถกเขมร) ISBN 974-690-105-2
- Banthoeng Roeng Rom (บันเทิงเริงรมย์) ISBN 974-9906-29-2
- Rueang Kham Khan (เรื่องขำขัน) ISBN 974-690-507-4
- Kep Lek Phasom Noi (เก็บเล็กผสมน้อย) ISBN 974-690-489-2
- Klai Rok (ไกลโรค) ISBN 974-690-479-5
- Khon Khong Lok (คนของโลก) ISBN 974-9906-24-1
- Chom Suan (ชมสวน) ISBN 974-9906-34-9
- Talat Nat (ตลาดนัด) ISBN 974-690-482-5
- Tham Haeng Ariya (ธรรมแห่งอริยะ) ISBN 974-690-473-6
- Nam Phrik (น้ำพริก) ISBN 974-690-483-3
- Beng Hek Phu Thuk Kluen Thang Pen (เบ้งเฮ็ก ผู้ถูกกลืนทั้งเป็น; 2001 [Revised]) ISBN 974-9906-17-9
- Arokhaya (อโรคยา) ISBN 974-690-335-7
- Sappha Sat (สรรพสัตว์) ISBN 974-690-444-2
- Khon Khong Lok (คนของโลก; 1967) ISBN 974-9906-24-1
- Farang Sakdina (1957-1958)
- M. R. Kukrit Pramoj, His Wit and Wisdom (Writings, Speeches, Interviews) 1983. Compiled by Vilas Manivat, Edited by Steve Van Beek. Editions Duang Kamol. OCLC 10485390
- The King of Siam Speaks, by Seni Pramoj and Kukrit Pramoj ISBN 974-8298-12-4[4]
Translations
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, translated as Jonathan Livingston Nang Nuan (จอนะธัน ลิวิงสตัน นางนวล; 1973)
References
- ↑ Crossette, Barbara (10 October 1995). "Kukrit Pramoj, Thai Ex-Prime Minister, Dies at 84". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 10 October 1995.
- ↑ Office on granting military ranks and appointing special military officers
- ↑ (Southeast Asian Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress)