Rompaeng
Thai writer
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| Intro | Thai writer | |
| Places | Thailand | |
| is | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 1977, Sichon, Thailand | |
| Age | 48 years |
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Biography
Rompaeng (Thai: รอมแพง; Romphaeng) is the pen name of Chanyawee Sompreeda (จันทร์ยวีร์ สมปรีดา), a Thai female novelist. She is best known for Bupphesanniwat (บุพเพสันนิวาส), a romance–comedy–time travel novel which was adapted into a TV drama on Channel 3 titled Love Destiny in 2018. It is considered the most popular TV drama in more than 20 years, and created a national phenomenon.
Personal life
Rompaeng was born Chanyawee Sompreeda (จันทร์ยวีร์ สมปรีดา) in 1977 in Sichon District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in the southern region of Thailand. She graduated from Kanlayanee Si Thammarat School and received a bachelor's degree in Archeology (major in ingart history) from Silpakorn University.
Career
Before she became a writer, she had more than eleven different careers. She first began writing novels for Pantip.com in 2006.
In 2010, she spent three years researching for data for her masterpiece Bupphesanniwat and only took one month to complete the original manuscript.
She has written more than twenty works. Many of her novels have been adapted into TV dramas on Channel 3 and Channel 7 HD, in addition to Bupphesanniwat, such as Dao Kiao Duean (ดาวเกี้ยวเดือน) and its sequel Dao Khiang Duean (ดาวเคียงเดือน), Khitaloka (คีตโลกา), Ruean Phayom (เรือนพะยอม), and Phrai Phayakon (พรายพยากรณ์).