First They Killed My Father
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First They Killed My Father

Loung Ung

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First They Killed My Father

Loung Ung

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"A riveting memoir... an important, moving work that those who have suffered cannot afford to forget and those who have been spared cannot afford to ignore." — San Francisco Chronicle

From a childhood survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.

One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed.

Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet miraculously sustained by courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality.

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Publisher
HarperCollins e-books
Year
2010
ISBN
9780062036544
Topic
Sozialwissenschaften
Subtopic
Sozialwissenschaftliche Biographien

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Contents
  3. Author’s Note
  4. Family Chart 1975
  5. Phnom Penh: April 1975
  6. The Ung Family: April 1975
  7. Takeover: April 17, 1975
  8. Evacuation: April 1975
  9. Seven-Day Walk: April 1975
  10. Krang Truop: April 1975
  11. Waiting Station: July 1975
  12. Anlungthmor: July 1975
  13. Ro Leap: November 1975
  14. Labor Camps: January 1976
  15. New Year’s: April 1976
  16. Keav: August 1976
  17. Pa: December 1976
  18. Ma’s Little Monkey: April 1977
  19. Leaving Home: May 1977
  20. Child Soldiers: August 1977
  21. Gold for Chicken: November 1977
  22. The Last Gathering: May 1978
  23. The Walls Crumble: November 1978
  24. The Youn Invasion: January 1979
  25. The First Foster Family: January 1979
  26. Flying Bullets: February 1979
  27. Khmer Rouge Attack: February 1979
  28. The Execution: March 1979
  29. Back to Bat Deng: April 1979
  30. From Cambodia to Vietnam: October 1979
  31. Lam Sing Refugee Camp: February 1980
  32. Epilogue
  33. Acknowledgments
  34. Resources
  35. P.S: Insights, Interviews & More
  36. Praise for First They Killed My Father
  37. Books by Loung Ung
  38. Copyright
  39. About the Publisher