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Rim Kin

Rim Kin was a Cambodian writer and the author of Sophat.

A wooden writing desk in warm morning light beside an open shuttered window, with a stack of loose pages, a plain printed novel, an inkwell with a pen, a teacup and a brass lamp, and a view of tiled roofs and a flame tree
Illustration inspired by Rim Kin's novel Sophat

Rim Kin (1911 to 1959) was a Cambodian writer and the author of Sophat.[1]

Born Kim Kin in Phnom Penh, he attended Collège Sisowath and wrote a play for his graduation. He worked as a teacher. A French newspaper also published his writing in a supplement devoted to Cambodian literature. His later work included film production and Khmer translations of French writing.[1]

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Britannica identifies Sophat, written in 1938, as a work widely regarded as the first Cambodian novel.[2] Britannica dates its publication in Vietnam to 1941 and its availability in Cambodia to January 1942.[2] The Modern Novel lists publication by Man-sanh in Saigon in 1942.[3] The novel follows a young man's romance across differences of wealth.[2]

His novel Samapheavi appeared in 1952. Both novels were translated into French.[1] A French edition of Sophat was published by L'Harmattan in 1994.[3]

References 3
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Modern Novel, Rim Kin (undated)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Britannica, Khmer literature (undated)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Modern Novel, Sophat (undated)
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