Interviews) 1983. Compiled by Vilas Manivat, Edited by Steve Van Beek. Editions Duang Kamol. The King of Siam Speaks, by Seni Pramoj and Kukrit Pramoj Most Thai were shocked by the portrayal of their revered nineteenth-century king, Mongkut, in the musical The King and I. The stage and screen versions were based on Margaret Landon's 1944 book entitled Anna and the King of Siam. To correct the record, well-known Thai intellectuals Seni and Kukrit Pramoj wrote this account in 1948. The Pramoj brothers sent their manuscript to the American politician and diplomat Abbot Low Moffat (1901-1996), who drew on it for his biography entitled Mongkut the King of Siam (1961) . Moffat donated the Pramoj manuscript to the United States Library of Congress in 1961. (Southeast Asian Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress) Translations Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, translated as Jonathan Livingston Nang Nuan (จอนะธัน ลิวิงสตัน นางนวล; 1973) Honours National Honours : Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand Knight Grand Commander (Second Class, Upper Grade) of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal, First Class Dushdi Mala Medal - Civilian Foreign honours : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (1975) : Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle : Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna : Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit Academic rank Professor of Thammasat University Other awards : Recipient of the Fukuoka Prize, 1990 See also Seni Pramoj Four Reigns References External links Chinese Ink In SE Asia, Interesting facts about Chinese in SEA The Home of M R Kukrit Pramoj - a legacy of Thailand's famous son Sights & Activities Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford People educated at Trent College Kukrit Pramoj Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1911 births 1995 deaths Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj