Rattawut Lapcharoensap (; IPA:; born 1979) is a Thai American short story writer. He is best known for ''Sightseeing'', a collection of short stories published in 2005. The film '' How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)'' is based on two stories from the collection ("At the Café Lovely" and "Draft Day"). In 2006 the

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named him a 5 under 35 honoree.

Life

Lapcharoensap was born in Chicago and grew up in Bangkok. He graduated from the

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with an MFA in creative writing.

Awards

* 2010 Whiting Award * 2006 5 Under 35 Award

Works

"Valets,"
''Granta 97: Best of Young American Novelists 2'', Spring 2007 (Subscription Required)
"The Captain,"
''Granta 124: Travel Fiction'', Summer 2013 (Subscription Required)

Books

* A collection of seven stories:
"Farangs,"
Originally published in ''Granta 84: Over There, How America Sees the World'', Winter 2003 (Subscription Required)
"At the Café Lovely,"
Originally published in ''Zoetrope: All-Story'', Fall 2004 **"Draft Day," Originally published in ''One Story'', Issue 46, October 2004 **"Sightseeing" **"Priscilla the Cambodian" **"Don't Let Me Die in This Place" **"Cockfighter"

References

External links

Profile
at The Whiting Foundation
Interview
with

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(October 5, 2013)
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