Pitchaya Sudbanthad (Thai: พิชญ สุดบรรทัด; RTGS: Phichon Sutbanthat) 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]
Pitchaya Sudbanthad พิชญ สุดบรรทัด | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Thai, English |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Education | Duke University (BA) New York University (MBA) |
| Website | |
| psudbanthad | |
Biography
editPitchaya grew up in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and the American South. He attended Duke University, graduating with a BA in Environmental Science & Policy in 1998. He later received his MBA from New York University in 2009. 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
editNovels
edit- Bangkok Wakes to Rain, 2019
Short stories
edit- "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
edit- "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
editBangkok 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
edit- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2019". New York Times. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "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.