Rim Kin (; 8 November 1911–28 January 1959) was a Cambodian writer, and one of the founders of Cambodian modern literature. He was the author of '' Sophat'' (, 1938), the

first published novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

in Cambodia to be written in prose rather than the customary verse form. It became a 1964 movie of the same name. In 1935, the weekly Cambodian newspaper ''Ratri Thnai Saur'' () was founded and it hosted the first modern serial stories of Kin. From 1955 through 1957, Kin was the first president of the

Khmer Writers' Association The Khmer Writers Association (KWA; , ), also known as the Association of Khmer Writers,Ollier, p. xv the Association des Ecrivains Khmers, or the Association of Cambodian Writers, was established in 1954 or 1956, and re-established in 1993 as a n ...

Partial works

* 1938, '' Sophat'' (រឿងសូផាត) * 1943, ''Samapheavi'' (សមាភាវី)

References

1911 births 1959 deaths 20th-century novelists Cambodian novelists Male novelists 20th-century Cambodian male writers 20th-century Cambodian writers {{Cambodia-writer-stub