After the violence of October , 6 1976 ( known as the Thammasat University massacre ) , Khamsing fled with many others into the jungles , eventually making his way to Laos . His work was banned by the incoming government . Several months later , in 1977 he decided to go into exile with his family to Sweden after a disagreement with the Communist Party of Thailand . In Sweden he was made a member of the Swedish Association of Writers and was able to promote his work in Europe . While in exile , he went on a lecture tour in the U.S . He also began again working on his first novel '' Maeo '' ( , ) '' Cat '' , which is a metaphor for Thailand itself . Khamsing first began working on '' Maeo '' after the events of October , 14 1973 , however , the manuscript was lost after the Thammasat massacre of 1976 . Eventually , the novel was published in 1983 after Khamsing had returned to Bangkok in 1981
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
Khamsing Srinawk