The stones cry out: a Cambodian childhood, 1975-1980

In 1975, Molyda Szymusiak (her adoptive name), the daughter of a high Cambodian official, was twelve years old and leading a relatively peaceful life in Phnom Penh. Suddenly, on April 17, Khmer Rouge radicals seized the capital and drove all its inhabitants into the countryside. The chaos that follo...

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1. Verfasser: Szymusiak, Molyda (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Coverdale, Linda (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Sphere Books Limited 1987
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Zusammenfassung:In 1975, Molyda Szymusiak (her adoptive name), the daughter of a high Cambodian official, was twelve years old and leading a relatively peaceful life in Phnom Penh. Suddenly, on April 17, Khmer Rouge radicals seized the capital and drove all its inhabitants into the countryside. The chaos that followed has been widely publicized, most notably in the movie The Killing Fields. Murderous brutality coupled with raging famine caused the death of more than two million people, nearly a third of the population. This powerful memoir documents the horror Cambodians experienced in daily life
Beschreibung:307 Seiten Karten 24 cm
ISBN:0809088444
9780809088447