Pimjai Juklin (born 1969), known by her pen name Duanwad Pimwana, is a Thai novelist, poet and journalist.
[1] Born to a family of farmers, she attended a vocational school and worked as a journalist at a local newspaper.
She published her first short story at the age of twenty and quickly gained recognition, earning awards from PEN International Thailand and the Thai literary magazine Chorkaraket.
Lily Meyer at NPR writes:Duanwad Pimwana is one of Thailand's preeminent female writers.
She's beloved for her writing across forms, but especially acclaimed for her short fiction, translated for the first time in the excellent 13-story sampler Arid Dreams....[Her] skill at creating multiplicity makes her mastery clear.