Soon to be a major film, an unforgettable narrative of war crimes and desperate actions from a childhood survivor of Cambodia's brutal Pol Pot regime
Loung Ung's debut memoir, First They Killed My Father, was an
international bestseller. It is now being made into a film which
will be co-written and directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt.
Loung Ung is also the author of After They Killed Our Father: A
refugee from the killing fields reunites with the sister she left
behind. As an author, lecturer, and activist, she has dedicated
twenty years to promoting equality, human rights, and justice in
her native land and worldwide. She has lectured widely to schools,
universities and corporations on Cambodia, child soldiers, women
and war, and landmines. She currently lives in the US.
So sharp with pain that when I read it, the words plunged into me
like a knife
*Sunday Times*
There can be absolutely no doubt about the innate power of [Ung's]
story, the passion with which she tells it or its enduring
importance
*Washington Post Book World*
Ung's memoir should serve as a reminder that some history is best
not left just to historians but to those left behind when the
terror ends
*Booklist*
I was deeply affected by Loung’s book. It deepened my understanding
of how children experience war and are affected by the emotional
memory of it
*Angelina Jolie Pitt*
YA-Ung was a headstrong, clever child who was a delight to her father, a high-ranking government official in Phnom Penh. She was only five when the Khmer Rouge stormed the city and her family was forced to flee. They sought refuge in various camps, hiding their wealth and education, always on the move and ever fearful of being betrayed. After 20 months, Ung's father was taken away, never to be seen again. Her story of starvation, forced labor, beatings, attempted rape, separations, and the deaths of her family members is one of horror and brutality. The first-person account of Cambodia under the reign of Pol Pot will be read not only for research papers but also as a tribute to a human spirit that never gave up. YAs will applaud Ung's courage and strength.-Katherine Fitch, Rachel Carson Middle School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
The 1997 Nobel Peace Prize winner recalls Cambodia's killing fields. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
So sharp with pain that when I read it, the words plunged into me
like a knife -- Jon Swain * Sunday Times *
There can be absolutely no doubt about the innate power of [Ung's]
story, the passion with which she tells it or its enduring
importance * Washington Post Book World *
Ung's memoir should serve as a reminder that some history is best
not left just to historians but to those left behind when the
terror ends * Booklist *
I was deeply affected by Loung's book. It deepened my understanding
of how children experience war and are affected by the emotional
memory of it * Angelina Jolie Pitt *
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