The Prostitute

Ying Khon Chua (Thai: หญิงคนชั่ว), translated into English as The Prostitute, is a Thai novel by Ko Surangkhanang. First published in 1937, it initially caused controversy in Thailand's developing literary scene, as it featured a woman forced into prostitution as its protagonist. A positive review by Prince Chula Chakrabongse contributed to the book's success, and it has since been included in the list of sponsored by the Thailand Research Fund.^[1]

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^ Smyth, David (1999). "Towards the canonizing of the Thai novel". In Smyth, David (ed.). The Canon in Southeast Asian Literatures: Literatures of Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Surrey: Curzon Press. p. 174. ISBN 0700710906.

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[1] Smyth, David (1999). "Towards the canonizing of the Thai novel". In Smyth, David (ed.). The Canon in Southeast Asian Literatures: Literatures of Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Surrey: Curzon Press. p. 174. ISBN 0700710906.

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