elling ▁in ▁the ▁Lu ang ▁mountains ▁and ▁learning ▁about ▁the ▁local ▁cult ures ▁there . ▁ ▁Collect ed ▁works , ▁awards ▁His ▁first ▁collection ▁of ▁poetry , ▁Pa ▁Nam k hang ▁( For est ▁of ▁D ew dro ps ) ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁S ap han ▁Kh ad ▁( The ▁Bro ken ▁Bridge ). ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁Kar aked ▁La ure l ▁Award ▁and ▁was ▁translated ▁into ▁Japanese ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁another ▁short ▁story , ▁Lok ▁B ai ▁Le k ▁Kh ong ▁Sal man ▁( The ▁Small ▁World ▁of ▁Sal man ) ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Kar aked ▁La ure l ▁Award , ▁making ▁Kan ok ph ong ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award ▁twice . ▁ ▁His ▁second ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁Kh on ▁B ai ▁Li ang ▁D iew ▁( The ▁Mon oc oty led on ▁Man ) ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Kan ok ph ong ' s ▁third ▁collection , ▁Ph a end in ▁Un ▁( The ▁Other ▁Land ) ▁won ▁the ▁S . E . A . ▁Write ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁stories , ▁Ma ew ▁Ha eng ▁Bu ke h ▁Kr ue ▁S aw ▁( The ▁Cat ▁of ▁Bu ke h ▁Kr ue ▁S aw ) ▁about ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁soldiers