Stories about Literature in Phnom Penh
Black Mercedes, Black Pajamas, Black HumorKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Review of "Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness", a biography of Cambodia's King Sihanouk.
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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The Schizophrenic StateKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] A review of two books on wartime Cambodia. Michael Vickery's Cambodia 1975-1982 and Ben Kiernan's The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, 1975-1979.
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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A Master of DelusionsKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Review of what seems to be the only biography of Pol Pot extant.
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Film Review: The Killing Fields and Swimming to CambodiaCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,099] For anyone interested in the 20th century history of Southeast Asia, the pairing of two excellent films, The Killing Fields and Swimming to Cambodia, is an enlightening experience. Although well past...
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Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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There but For the Grace of GodKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Popular English books in Thailand tend to fall into three very dissimilar categories. The first is what I like to call "My Tropical Vacation" -- poorly written and relentlessly egocentric tales of...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia |
Thailand |
Bangkok
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