Emmanuelle Arsan
Marayat RolletAndriane formerly Marayat Krasaesin or her birthname Marayat Bibidh , known by the pen name Emmanuelle Arsan, was a French novelist of Eurasian origin, best known for the novel featuring the fictional character Emmanuelle, a woman who sets out on a voyage of sexual selfdiscovery under varying circumstances. However, it was later claimed that the real author of the book was her husband, LouisJacques RolletAndriane.
Arsan was born Marayat Bibidh onJanuary 1932 in Bangkok, Thailand, into an aristocratic Siamese family closely connected to the royal family.130 Marayats family home was in the affluent Ekkamai District of the Thai capital, where she reportedly discovered her sexuality in the company of her little sister Vasana.132
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