Nongchanai Prinyathawat

Nongchanai Prinyathawat was a prominent Thai novelist and professor, born on May 9, 1921, in Chaiyaphum. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from Thammasat University and later became a professor in the Faculty of Arts at Chulalongkorn University. Nongchanai authored around 50 novels, over 10 children's novels, and numerous short stories and poems. Her works often depicted Thai rural life and were adapted into films and television series. Her most famous novel, 'Poo Yai Lee Gub Nang Ma', has been adapted multiple times. In 2012, she was honored as a National Artist of Thailand in literature. Nongchanai passed away on May 30, 2014, at her home in Chanthaburi.