Kulap Saipradit

Kulap Saipradit (Thai: กุหลาบ สายประดิษฐ์, pen name Siburapha (ศรีบูรพา, also romanized Sriburapha or Sri Burapha, 31 March 1905 – 16 June 1974) was a newspaper editor and one of the foremost Thai novelists of his time. He was a vocal activist for human rights and because of this, he ran afoul of the authorities and was jailed for more than four years. He spent the last 16 years of his life in exile in China. Born in Bangkok, Kulap studied at Thepsirin, a school for students from wealthier families. Kulap himself did not come from a wealthy family. His father died when he was very young, and his mother, a dressmaker, and sister, a classical dancer, worked hard to fund his education. In 1928, he wrote three novels. Two of them, A Real...