Description
| Product ID: | 9781841197937 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Survival in the Killing Fields |
| Authors: | Author: Haing Ngor |
| Page Count: | 528 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, Asian history, History, Asian history, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cambodia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Best known for his academy award-winning role as Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields", for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in war-torn Cambodia. Here, in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge, is a searing account of a country's descent into hell. Best known for his academt award-winning role as Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields", for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in the rice paddies and labour camps of war-torn Cambodia. Here, in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge, is a searing account of a country''s descent into hell. His was a world of war slaves and execution squads, of senseless brutality and mind-numbing torture; where families ceased to be and only a very special love could soar above the squalor, starvation and disease. An eyewitness account of the real killing fields by an extraordinary survivor, this book is a reminder of the horrors of war - and a testament to the enduring human spirit. |
| Imprint Name: | Robinson Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-11-13 |