S.P. Somtow

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born

December 30, 1952 in Bangkok, Thailand

gender

male

website

http://www.somtow.com/

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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Called by the Bangkok Post "the Thai person known by name to most people in the world," S.P. Somtow is an author, composer, filmmaker, and international media personality whose dazzling talents and acerbic wit have entertained and enlightened fans the world over.

He was Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul in Bangkok. His grandfather's sister was a Queen of Siam, his father is a well known international lawyer and vice-president of the International Academy of Human Rights. Somtow was educated at Eton and Cambridge, and his first career was in music. In the 1970s (while he was still in college) his works were being performed on four continents and he was named representative of Thailand to the Asian Composer's League and to the International Music C...more

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Books by S.P. Somtow

Average rating: 3.63 · 1,726 ratings · 151 reviews · 68 distinct works

	Moon Dance 3.52 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Vampire Junction 3.52 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Jasmine Nights 3.86 avg rating — 56 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Vampires Beautiful Daughter 3.23 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	The Crow: Temple of Night by S.P. Somtow, James O'Barr (Created by) 3.52 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Riverrun Trilogy 3.83 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Valentine 3.50 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Do Comets Dream? 3.42 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Vanitas: Escape from Vampire Junction 3.38 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Starship & Haiku 3.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	My rating:

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“Ideas themselves were sensual things to him.”
― S.P. Somtow, Dragon's Fin Soup And Other Modern Siamese Fables

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