Rompaeng (Thai: รอมแพง; RTGS: Romphaeng) is the pen name of Chanyawee Sompreeda (จันทร์ยวีร์ สมปรีดา), a Thai novelist. She is best known for Bupphesanniwat (บุพเพสันนิวาส), a romance–comedy–time travel novel which was adapted into a TV drama on Channel 3 titled Love Destiny in 2018. It is considered the most popular TV drama in more than 20 years, and created a national phenomenon.[1]
Rompaeng | |
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จันทร์ยวีร์ สมปรีดา | |
| Born | Chanyawee Sompreeda 8 June 1977 Sichon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand |
| Other names | Rompaeng (รอมแพง) (pen name) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable work | |
Personal life edit
Rompaeng was born on 8 June 1977 in Sichon District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in southern Thailand. She graduated from Kanlayanee Si Thammarat School and received a bachelor's degree in Archeology (major in art history) from Silpakorn University.[1]
Career edit
Before she became a writer, she had more than eleven different careers. She first began writing novels for Pantip.com in 2006.[2] She spent three years gathering information for her 2010 work of art, Bupphesanniwat, but only one month finishing the original manuscript.[3]
She has written more than twenty works. Many of her novels have been adapted into TV dramas on Channel 3 and Channel 7 HD, in addition to Bupphesanniwat, such as Dao Kiao Duean (ดาวเกี้ยวเดือน) and its sequel Dao Khiang Duean (ดาวเคียงเดือน), Khitaloka (คีตโลกา), Ruean Phayom (เรือนพะยอม), and Phrai Phayakon (พรายพยากรณ์).[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Piyanan, Gail (2018-04-23). "Interview with Rompaeng". Timeout.
- ^ "'รอมแพง' ผู้ปั้น 'บุพเพสันนิวาส' ดึงนักอ่านยุคดิจิทัลติดหนึบได้อย่างไร" [How does 'Rompaeng', creator of 'Love Destiny', keep readers hooked in the digital age]. Bangkokbiz (in Thai). 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Krungsri Plearn Plearn. "เส้นทางนักเขียน "บุพเพสันนิวาส" ของรอมแพง ในวันที่ออกมาทำตามความฝัน" [Author's way "Bupphesanniwat" of Rompaeng on the day that came out to follow the dream]. Krungsri.com (in Thai).
- ^ Khanittha J. (2018-03-16). "6 ผลงานประพันธ์ "รอมแพง" ที่กลายมาเป็นละครดัง" [6 literary works "Rompaeng" that became a top hit dramas]. Sanook.com (in Thai).