Prabda Yoon

Prabda Yoon (born 1973) is a Thai author, screenwriter, and visual artist who is among the most influential figures in contemporary Thai literature. Born in Bangkok, he studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University before returning to Thailand to write fiction influenced by European absurdism, postmodernism, and his art school training. His debut short story collection *The Sad Part Was* (2000) won the SEA Write Award in 2002 and introduced a literary sensibility entirely new to Thai literature — cosmopolitan, ironic, and structurally experimental. He has since worked extensively in film, writing and directing internationally recognized projects. His fiction has been translated into English (by Mui Poopoksakul) and published to acclaim outside Thailand. He is widely credited with opening Thai literature to global postmodern currents. Prabda Yoon lived b. 1973.