Background
Born as Jane Vejjajiva in England, where her parents were completing their medical studies, she returned to Thailand at age 3 and grew up in Bangkok.
Born as Jane Vejjajiva in England, where her parents were completing their medical studies, she returned to Thailand at age 3 and grew up in Bangkok.
She graduated with first class honors with gold medal from Thammasat University with a bachelor of arts degree in French literature. She then studied French, Italian and English at the Translators and Interpreters School in Brussels.
A wheelchair user, she has had cerebral palsy since birth and finds comfort in immersing herself in the imaginary world of reading and writing. As is customary for Thais, she has a short nickname, thus many people know her as "Jane". Ngarmpun is the sister of Thailand"s former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
She started her career as translator in a magazine publisher in 1988 before setting up her own company, publishing and editing a children"s magazine until 1995.
She is now managing director of a copyright agency, Silkroad Publishers Agency. Other translations include J.K. Rowling"s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Kate Dicamillo"s The Tale of Desperaux and Emmanuel Dongala"s Les Petits Enfants Naissent Aussi des Etoiles (Little Children Are Also Born From Stars).