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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (Paperback)

by Loung Ung (Author)
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Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried crickets, chicken fights and being cheeky to her parents. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Ung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. Loung was trained as a child soldier while her brothers and sisters were sent to labour camps. The surviving siblings were only finally reunited after the Vietnamese penetrated Cambodia and started to destroy the Khmer Rouge. Bolstered by the bravery of one brother, the vision of the others and the gentle kindness of her sister, Loung forged on to create for herself a courageous new life. "First They Killed My Father" is an unforgettable book told through the voice of the young and fearless Loung. It is a shocking and tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds.

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An unforgettable narrative of war crimes and desperate actions from a childhood survivor of Cambodia's brutal Pol Pot regime

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, a book you won't be able to put down, 15 April 2002
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After a recent visit to Cambodia I wanted to learn more about the history and hardship the country had been through. This moving story told through the eyes of a five year old makes you realise how lucky we are and what atrocities children from developing countries go through!

I would recommend this book to anyone and fantastic read that I just couldn't put down.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You can't not read this, 27 Dec 2003
As soon as I finished reading this I wanted to start it all over again. Loung Ung is not only an amazing writer but an inspirational person, and to read her story is to know her. The hate that grips her after all that happens to her makes you so angry as the child you meet at the start of the story is forced to disappear. To read this book is to have your heart torn out that this was allowed to happen. You read it and wonder where was the rest of the world when all of this was going. If you ever thought that the problems of the world weren't yours then this book will change your mind, it will make you want to get up and do something. You cannot read this book and not be affected by her story. This is one of the most important books I will ever read in my lifetime.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Never judge a book by it's cover!, 28 April 2005
I travelled through SE Asia with 2 friends who both read this book while we were there. I kept looking at them holding the book with the harrowing title on the front cover and thinking 'why on earth would you read that? We've seen the museums, they were tough enough, why read something with such a traumatic title?' ... Then I read it.

Only about 100 pages and amazingly enthralling. The author is amazing, the editing is excellent as this story could easily have been spread out into 1000 pages. I don't want to enthuse too much about this book as one of the reasons I was so moved by it was that I had no expectations.

I wouldn't go as far as to say it changed my life. However, I think I have thought about the story at least once a month for the last 18 months since I read it. Not many books have affected me in that way.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story
It is an amazing story. It makes you wonder how the world could have allowed this to happen.
Published 4 months ago by H. Wells

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking
Having visited s21 and the killing fields this book is particulary poignant.It captures the human tragedy and makes me think that irrespective of all that goes on in todays... Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. Bedford

5.0 out of 5 stars an amazing read
I dont know why I decided to read this book, but was captivated by the fiest chapter, even though I knew i would probably be in tears at some stage of my reading. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by C. I. Iles

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I've read
As another reviewer has also said, this book reduces you to tears - on more than one occasion I found myself weeping on the bus to work. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2006 by Hannah

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
'First they killed my father' is a compelling personal account of a young Cambodian girl's experiences of life under the Brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Read more
Published on 14 May 2006 by Mr. C. Goward

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
I bought this book from Siem Reap, Cambodia on a recent visit to SE Asia, having never heard of the book before. I didn't read the book until I returned home to the UK... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2005 by alan cash

5.0 out of 5 stars A moving account.
My purchase of this book was influenced by a review in a magazine. The review sprarked a flicker of interest in the history of Cambodia - a topic I am sorry to say I knew little... Read more
Published on 19 April 2005 by Stephanie Carlisle

5.0 out of 5 stars Please read this book!
I picked this book up while travelling in Asia and it made my trip to Cambodia a meaningful experience. You can visit the museums and see evidence of the K. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2005 by ciara_scarff

5.0 out of 5 stars reduced to tears
If you have a heart or you don't have a heart , this book will reduce you to tears . Never in my life has any piece of work or any story reached so deep in to my soul . Read more
Published on 1 Jul 2004 by Mr. M. G. Freeman

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
This is a book to inspire anyone to be a writer. A direct, powerfully moving narrative which builds a momentum seemingly artlessly until the reader is utterly gripped and most... Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2003 by Mr. T. A. Johnson

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