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Stories about Literature in Phnom Penh

A biography of Cambodia's King Sihanouk.

Black Mercedes, Black Pajamas, Black Humor

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

Review of "Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness", a biography of Cambodia's King Sihanouk.

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: Literature | 20th Century History

The Schizophrenic State

Kenneth 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
Topics: Literature

A Master of Delusions

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

Review of what seems to be the only biography of Pol Pot extant.

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: People | Literature | 20th Century History | War & Conflict

Film Review: The Killing Fields and Swimming to Cambodia

Celeste 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...

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: Travel | People | Working Abroad | Literature | Beaches & Resorts | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict

There but For the Grace of God

Kenneth 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
Topics: Literature
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