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About Chris Baker (writer)
- Christopher John Baker (born 3 January 1948) is a Thailand-based British writer who has made his home in Bangkok for more than 20 years.
- He is the co-author of A History of Thailand, Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand, Thailand's Boom and Bust, and Thailand's Crisis, all written with his wife, Dr.
- Pasuk Phongpaichit.
- He was the principal writer of the United Nations Development Programme's Thailand Human Development Report 2007: Sufficiency Economy and Human Development, which praised King Bhumibol Adulyadej's self-sufficient economy theory. In 2010, Chris Baker and his wife Pasuk Phongpaichit published a compilation and translation of the Thai epic poem Khun Chang Khun Phaen.
- The epic was published in a two volume set, which arranged the story in a narrative form suitable for modern English readers.
- Copious footnotes and creative illustrations are also included.
- They have also published a version of their compilation in Thai. Baker was the recipient of the 2017 Fukuoka Prize together with his spouse and collaborator, Pasuk Phongpaichit.
- The prize is awarded annually to those who have made outstanding contributions to academia, arts, and culture in Asia.
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