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Loung Ung: Author, Activist, Speaker
Loung Ung: Activist, Author, Lecturer
"You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don't find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do."
-- Jane Fonda
Dedication
This site is dedicated to the Khmer people for theirs are not only the voices of war, but testimonies of love, family, beauty, humor, strength, and courage. For all the above reasons and more, Cambodia will always be in my heart and soul. -- Loung Ung
Loung Ung FAQ
Chump Reap Sor! Hello! We are currently compiling a list of questions frequently asked of Loung. Please return at a later time as we should have this content online. 1. Suggestions of books to read on Cambodia? I have many! Here are my favorites--ranging from Khmer Rouge era books to gorgeous picture books on the temples of Angkor. Suggested read: Cambodia: Report from a When the War Was over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution by Elizabeth Becker (Paperback: 520 pages; Publisher: PublicAffairs; (October 1, 1998) ISBN: 1891620002 Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Brother Number One: A Political Biography by David P. Chandler (Paperback: 260 pages; Publisher: Westview Press(February 1,1999) ISBN: 813335108) Brother Enemy: The War After the War by Nayan Chanda (Paperback: 479 pages;Publisher: Simon & Schuster(April 1, 1988) ASIN: 0020493614) Survival in the Killing Fields by Haing Ngor and Roger Warner (Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers; (December 1, 2003) ISBN: 0786713151) Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors compiled by Dith Pran (Paperback: 224 pages; Publisher: Yale University Press; (April 1, 1999) ISBN: 0300078730) In the Shadow of Angkor: Contemporary Writing from Cambodia by River of Time by John Swain (Paperback: 281 pages; Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group; (October 1, 1999) ISBN: 0425168050 Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge: Inside the politics of Nation Building by Evan Gottesman Paperback: 464 pages; Publisher: Yale University Press; (August 1, 2004) ISBN: 0300105134 Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor by Steve McCurry Hardcover: 120 pages; Publisher: Phaidon Press; (June 5, 2002) ISBN: 0714841757 When the War Was over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution by Elizabeth Becker (Paperback: 520 pages; Publisher: PublicAffairs; (October 1, 1998) ISBN: 1891620002 Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Brother Number One: A Political Biography by David P. Chandler (Paperback: 260 pages; Publisher: Westview Press(February 1,1999) ISBN: 813335108) Brother Enemy: The War After the War by Nayan Chanda (Paperback: 479 pages;Publisher: Simon & Schuster(April 1, 1988) ASIN: 0020493614) Survival in the Killing Fields by Haing Ngor and Roger Warner (Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers; (December 1, 2003) ISBN: 0786713151) Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors compiled by Dith Pran (Paperback: 224 pages; Publisher: Yale University Press; (April 1, 1999) ISBN: 0300078730) In the Shadow of Angkor: Contemporary Writing from Cambodia by River of Time by John Swain (Paperback: 281 pages; Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group; (October 1, 1999) ISBN: 0425168050 Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge: Inside the politics of Nation Building by Evan Gottesman Paperback: 464 pages; Publisher: Yale University Press; (August 1, 2004) ISBN: 0300105134 Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor by Steve McCurry Hardcover: 120 pages; Publisher: Phaidon Press; (June 5, 2002) ISBN: 0714841757