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Sunthorn Phu
Sunthorn Phu was a Thai poet of the early Rattanakosin period, often called the Bard of Rattanakosin. A favourite of Rama II, he fell from favour under Rama III, became a monk and travelled widely, writing travel poems known as nirat. His masterpiece is the long verse romance Phra Aphai Mani. In 1986 UNESCO honoured him on the bicentenary of his birth.
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