Literature Library author

Khamphun Bunthawi

A concise guide to Khamphun Bunthawi's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

IB PRL recommended author
Languages
Thai
Regions / countries
Thailand
Forms
Prose: fiction
Indexed works
1

Author overview

Khamphun Bunthawi (1928–2003) was a novelist whose body of work spans fiction. This writing is in Thai and associated with Thailand. Major works and useful reading starting points include A Child of the Northeast. Key themes include Survival and environmental pressure, Childhood as education, Home, movement, and belonging, and Dignity in ordinary labor.

Reading pathway

Representative titles are intentionally withheld until at least two work-level bibliographic records have been verified. No title is inferred from the author name alone.

Representative starting points

A Child of the Northeast

In this coming-of-age novel, eight-year-old Koon learns how his Isan village survives drought, hunger, work, family obligations, and encounters with a wider world beyond home.

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