CHIANG MAI, Sept 14 – Fans took turns to pay respect to late national artist Khunying Wimon Siripaiboon aka Tamayantee in the northern province where her body would remain for two days before being brought to Bangkok for funeral.
Admirers kept arriving at Wat Buak Krok Tai in Saraphi district to mourn the death of Khunying Wimon. Meanwhile, the Department of Cultural Promotion said the royally bestowed bathing rite for Khunying Wimon was set at 4pm on Sept 16, daily chanting was scheduled at Wat Makut Kasatriyaram Ratchaworavihan on Sept 16-22 and the royally sponsored funeral would be organized on Sept 23.
Khunying Wimon was born on July 5, 1936. She was a renowned novelist and best known by her pseudonym Tamayantee.
Her novels covered romance, social criticism, political and historical fictions and fantasies. Many novels were translated into foreign languages including “Khu Kam” in Japanese and also had their TV, movie and play versions.
The novels of Khunying Wimon offered not only entertainment but also conscience and spiritual awareness. Khunying Wimon was named a national artist in literature in 2012. (TNA)
