Emmanuelle Arsan

Also known as Marayat Bibidh, Marayat Krasaesin, Marayat Rollet-Andriane, Marayat, Marayat Andriane, Marajat, Kramsaseddinsh, Krasaesundh

Thai writer, model and actress

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Emmanuelle Arsan, born Marayat Bibidh on January 19, 1932, in Bangkok, was a French and Thai writer, actor, screenwriter, and model. A member of the Thai people, she wrote in French, Thai, English, and Italian. Her notable works include *Emmanuelle*, *Nouvelles de l'érosphère*, *La leçon d'homme*, *L'hypothèse d'Eros*, and *L'anti-vierge*. She began her work period in 1959 and was influenced by Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri.

Arsan died on June 12, 2005, in Chantelouve from cholangiocarcinoma, a natural cause. She had scleroderma and was named after Jesus. Her native language was French, and she held citizenship in France and Thailand.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1932 births, 2005 deaths and 20th-century French novelists.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 57

Top works

עמנואל
Emmanuelle
Nouvelles de l'érosphère
La leçon d'homme
L'hypothèse d'Eros

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Film & TV

Bangkok, Thailand

'Emmanuelle Arsan' (her pen name, originally Marayat Bibidh) was a Thai writer, actor, and director, best known for her novel "Emmanuelle: Joys of a Woman" which happened at the right place and the right time of women's sexual liberation. It gave birth to a genre of film with the French series "Emmanuelle" starring Sylvia Kristel and many other Italian knockoffs starring Arsan lookalike Laura…

Known for

D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle — Self - presumed novelist (archive footage)2024
Laure — Myrte1976
The Sand Pebbles — Maily1966

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Key facts

Born: Marayat Bibidh , ( 1932-01-19 ) 19 January 1932, Bangkok , Thailand
Died: 12 June 2005 (2005-06-12) (aged 73), Chantelouve , France
Pen name: Marayat, Marayata, Marayat Andriane, Marajat, Kramsaseddinsh, Krasaesundh, Krassaesibor, Virajjakkam, Virajjakam, Virajjakari
Occupation: Writer, novelist, actress
Genre: Fiction , erotica
Years active: 1966–1976
Spouse: Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Emmanuelle
Named after: Jesus
Gender: female
Citizenship: Thailand
Place of birth: Bangkok
Place of death: Chantelouve
Occupation: model
Languages spoken: German
Native language: French
Notable work: Emmanuelle
Image: Marayat Andriane (1967).jpg

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date of birth: 1932-01-19
date of death: 2005-06-12
birth name: มารยาท พิพิธ
influenced by: Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri
Commons category: Emmanuelle Arsan
name in native language: Emmanuelle Arsan
ethnic group: Thai people
start of work period: 1959-00-00
medical condition: scleroderma
cause of death: cholangiocarcinoma
manner of death: natural causes
pseudonym: Emmanuelle Arsan

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Encyclopedic overview

Marayat Rollet-Andriane (née Krasaesin (Thai: มารยาท กระแสสินธุ์) or Bibidh (Thai: มารยาท พิพิธวิรัชชการ; RTGS: Marayat Phiphitwiratchakan); born 19 January 1932 – 12 June 2005), known by the pen name Emmanuelle Arsan, was a Thai-French novelist, best known for the novel featuring the fictional character Emmanuelle, a woman who sets out on a voyage of sexual self-discovery under varying circumstances. After her death, it was claimed that the real author of the book was her husband, diplomat Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane.

Early life

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