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BIOGRAPHY A Commoner , Sunthorn Phu broke from tradition by writing in more ordinary Language and about less-elevated topics than previous writers. Part of Sunthorn's fame also rests on his colourful personal life. In his late teens, he was Imprisoned for having an affair with a lady at Court . In turn, he was then pardoned, married to the lady, and appointed court poet, before becoming an Alcoholic , being left by his wife, and, around 1821 , being jailed after a fight. He began ''Phra Aphai Mani'' in prison, and published it in installments over the next 20 years. The epic tale follows a Byronic Hero in his Romantic adventures throughout Thailand. Sunthorn's nine '' Nirat s'', which record his associations between memories and sites he visited, are also popular. He was out of favour during the reign of Rama III ( 1824 – 1851 ), whose writings he had once criticised. At one point he was driven by Poverty to become a Monk . LEGACY
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