You Bo
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You Bo is a Khmer
writer and the president of the Khmer Writers' Association
, whose office is located at Wat Botum
, Oknha Suor Srun Street 7, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh 12207, Cambodia.
You finished high school in 1962, then he became a teacher. To supplement the meager income he received from his teaching job, You wrote poems and stories for local newspapers, such as the Mietophoum newspaper. Later he became the editor-in-chief of that same newspaper when he left teaching in the mid-60s to focus on his writing.
You Bo had as his teachers some very notable Cambodians, among whom are Nou Hach, Keng Vansak and Samdech Preah Moha Chorn Nath.
Khmer people
Khmer people are the predominant ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 14.8 million people in the country. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Mon–Khmer language family found throughout Southeast Asia...
writer and the president of the Khmer Writers' Association
Khmer Writers' Association
The Khmer Writers' Association was established in 1954 or 1956, and re-established in 1993 as a non-governmental organization. Previously located at 465 Bd. Preah Monawang, it is currently located at Oknha Suor Srun The Khmer Writers' Association (KWA) (alternates: Association of Khmer Writers;;...
, whose office is located at Wat Botum
Wat Botum
Wat Botum Vathey is a wat located at Oknha Suor Srun Street 7, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located to the south of the Royal Palace of Cambodia, on the western side of Wat Botum Park.-History:...
, Oknha Suor Srun Street 7, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh 12207, Cambodia.
You finished high school in 1962, then he became a teacher. To supplement the meager income he received from his teaching job, You wrote poems and stories for local newspapers, such as the Mietophoum newspaper. Later he became the editor-in-chief of that same newspaper when he left teaching in the mid-60s to focus on his writing.
You Bo had as his teachers some very notable Cambodians, among whom are Nou Hach, Keng Vansak and Samdech Preah Moha Chorn Nath.
Notable works
Some of his well known works include: Mear Kea Sok - A Guideline to Happiness, 1962; The 195-Year-Old Doctor, 1964; and The Loss of Two Popular Stars, 1967.External links
- http://www.cambodianscene.com/index.php?target=article&title=loveofwords- Article from Cambodian Scene magazine