In the Shadow of Angkor: Contemporary Writing from CambodiaNearly two million people died in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979 as a result of the Khmer Rouge's genocidal regime. Cambodians who were educated, teachers, artists, and authors were among the first to be killed. One generation later, literature is re-emerging from the ashes. |
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Soth Polin | 21 |
A Search for Cambodian Literature | 27 |
from Journey into Light | 65 |
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