Win Lyovarin


Win Lyovarin is a Thai writer. He is a two-time winner of the S.E.A. Write Award.
His novels and short stories have been hailed in Thailand for being provocative and encouraging young readers to develop critical thinking skills.

Personal life

Win was born in Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, Thailand. His father was a Chinese immigrant who settled in Hat Yai and earned his living as a shopkeeper. Win has a son named Trin who is currently a doctor in Singapore.
Win graduated a bachelor's degree in architecture from Chulalongkorn University. He worked as an architect in Singapore for 4 years before moving to New York to work and study. When he came back to Thailand, he started a career in advertising as an art director and pursued a master's degree in marketing from Thammasat University. He began writing during this time.
His experience in architecture and advertising heavily influenced some of his more experimental works. His experimental short stories usually contains both image and short text, both providing equally important context to the story.

Awards

S.E.A. Write Award

  • S.E.A. Write Award in 1997, for the novel Pracha Thippatai Bon Sen Khanan
  • S.E.A. Write Award in 1999, for the short story collection ''Sing Mi Chiwit Thi Riak Wa Khon''

National Book Improvement Committee

  • Outstanding Book Award in 1995, for Aphet Kamsuan
  • Outstanding Book Award in 1995, for Pracha Thippatai Bon Sen Khanan
  • Honorable Mention in 1995, for Samut Pok Dam Kap Baimai Si Daeng
  • Outstanding Book Award in 2003, for ''Pik Daeng''

Thailand Research Fund

  • One of 88 Good Science Books in 2001, for Duean Chuang Duang Den Fa Da Dao
  • One of 100 Good Books That Children and Young Adults Should Read, for ''Sing Mi Chiwit Thi Riak Wa Khon''

Silpathorn Award

Win received the Silpathorn Award for Literature in 2006, awarded annually by the Thailand Ministry of Culture Office of Contemporary Art and Culture to living contemporary artists in the fields of literature, music, filmmaking, visual arts, and performing arts.

Works

Novels

Pracha Thippatai Bon Sen Khanaan
  • *Published in English in 2003 as Democracy, Shaken and Stirred. A review by Ron Morris states that the Thai title of the book translates as "Democracy Along Parallel Lines". Pik Daeng Phu Chai Khon Thi Tam Rak Thoe Thuk Chat Phim Khrang Thi Paet Sip Ha Lok Bai Thi Song Khong Mo Fon Tok Khuen Fa Khattakam Chak Rasi
  • ''Bunga Pari''

Collected short stories and articles

Samut Pok Dam Kap Baimai Si Daeng Aphet Kamsuan Duean Chuang Duang Den Fa Da Dao Sing Mi Chiwit Thi Riak Wa Khon Nueng Wan Diao Kan
  • *Published in English in 2005 as A Day in the Life Lang An Buri Pan Nam Pen Tua Am Wan Raek Khong Wan Thi Luea Khatakam Klang Thale ; Pla Thi Wai Nai Sanam Futbon Niyai Khang Cho Charun Charat Ratsami Phrao Phrang Phroi Roi Thao Lek Lek Khong Rao Eng Khadi Phii Nang Takhian Lok Dan Thi Han Lang Hai Duang Athit Khwam Fan Ngo Ngo Ya Kae Samong Phuk Tra Khwai Bin Nam Khaeng Unit Tra Khwai Bin Bueang Bon Yang Mi Saeng Dao Bang Kaphong Athit Khuen Thang Thit Tawan Tok Doen Pai Hai Sut Fan
  • Sen Rob Wong Kong Nueng Wan ISBN 978-974-642-081-5

With Prabda Yoon

Khwam Na Cha Pen Bon Sen Khanan Khwam Na Cha Pen Bon Sen Khanan 2 Khwam Na Cha Pen Bon Sen Khanan 3 Khwam Na Cha Pen Bon Sen Khanan 4
  • ''Khwam Na Cha Pen Bon Sen Khanan 5''

Screenplays