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 edit
Pitchaya 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 edit
Novels 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 edit
Bangkok 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.