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When Broken Glass Floats
- Author
- Chanrithy Him
- Narrator
- Kalean Ung
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 21 February 2023
- Run Time
- 12 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child."
In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the norm and modern technology no longer exists. Death becomes a companion in the camps, along with illness. Yet through the terror, the members of Chanrithy's family remain loyal to one another, and she and her siblings who survive will find redeemed lives in America.
A Finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.
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Details
- Author
- Chanrithy Him
- Narrator
- Kalean Ung
- Duration
- 12 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9798765073285
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: general, Gender studies: women and girls, Asian history, Political leaders and leadership
Synopsis
"A gut-wrenching story told with honesty, restraint, and dignity." —Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of WaitingChanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child."In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the norm and modern technology no longer exists. Death becomes a companion in the camps, along with illness. Yet through the terror, the members of Chanrithy's family remain loyal to one another, and she and her siblings who survive will find redeemed lives in America.A Finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.
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