Name Rattawut Lapcharoensap Role Short story writer | Awards Whiting Awards | |
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Movies How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) Books Sightseeing, Sightseeing: Stories Education Cornell University, University of Michigan | ||
Nominations Guardian First Book Award |
Living writer s rattawut lapcharoensap
Rattawut Lapcharoensap (Thai: รัฐวุฒิ ลาภเจริญทรัพย์; IPA: [rát.tʰà.wút lâːp.tɕà.rɤ̄ːn.sáp]; born 1979) is an Thai American short story writer. He is best known for Sightseeing, a collection of short stories published in 2005. The film How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) is based on two stories from the collection ("At the Café Lovely" and "Draft Day"). In 2006 the National Book Foundation named them a 5 under 35 honoree.
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Life
Lapcharoensap was born in Chicago and grew up in Bangkok. He graduated from the University of Michigan with an MFA in creative writing.
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