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Survival in the Killing Fields (Paperback)

by Haing S. Ngor (Author), Roger Warner (Author)
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  • Paperback: 498 pages
  • Publisher: Robinson Publishing; New edition edition (13 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841197939
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841197937
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,516 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Best known for his academt award-winning role as Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields", for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in the rice paddies and labour camps of war-torn Cambodia. Here, in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge, is a searing account of a country's descent into hell. His was a world of war slaves and execution squads, of senseless brutality and mind-numbing torture; where families ceased to be and only a very special love could soar above the squalor, starvation and disease. An eyewitness account of the real killing fields by an extraordinary survivor, this book is a reminder of the horrors of war - and a testament to the enduring human spirit.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding yet terrifying, 12 Jun 2005
By Thomas Koetzsch (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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Dr. Haing Ngor's book on his life is probably the most heart breaking account of Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. When I picked it up I literally read it in one go. And so will you. It is an amazingly absorbing story.

Starting off with his childhood, I found it amazing that a teenager as rebellious as Ngor nevertheless makes it into medical school and becomes a doctor working in a Phnom Penh hospital. Whilst he progresses we catch a good feel how quickly Cambodia falls into corruption during the Lon Nol regime. The take-over of the country by the Khmer Rouge in April 1975 was seen by some as a new beginning. It was indeed that, but rather different than people expected and one which still haunts the country today. Dr. Ngor's description of life under the Khmer Rouge makes every movie made on the subject a very polite first try. I think one should read all of it including the three bits Dr. Ngor suggests one (perhaps) shouldn't. Fleeing the country in 1979 to Thailand and then the USA, Dr. Ngor survives the killing fields. In the US he climbs to Hollywood success almost by chance. Dr. Ngor's life story is not a singular experience - everyone who survived the killing fields has a story to tell - but perhaps his was noted more than others' because of his Hollywood fame.

This book is a must for everyone interest in this part of Cambodian history.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Survival in the Killing Fields, 3 Jun 2004
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This is a superb book. Moving, traumatic, and totally absorbing. I could not put it down. This book takes you on a journey from the early childhood of Haing Ngor, through his teenage and early adult life and into the trauma of life under the Khymer Rouge, both on a very personal level, but also how a simple and beautiful way of life was torn apart by outside influences and foreign powers. Thought provoking, emotional and first class. One of the best books I have read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars gripping, 16 Nov 2006
By hammer head "Big fat MJ" (liverpool, england) - See all my reviews
I have never been so gripped by a book and so emotionaly attached. Probably the first book to move me to tears. An incredible and heart renching story of an easy going doctor and his wife as they are moved from their easy lives under the corrupt yet peaceful regime of King Sihanok, to the disasterous communist ideals under the Khmer rouge, to Thailand to Hollywood and fame. Graphic details of torture, conspiracy and a great account of human behaviour under unimaginable pressures of a crazy regime are highlighted here. I was hooked from the introduction till the last word. Its probably the best book i have read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An introduction to Hell
From page one we see that this writer has had a hard life and now he has to survive. from leaving a soldier in his care to die on the operating table, to his rather unlucky death... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Colin A. Jacobs

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Well written and educational. It is a good way of putting yourself in the shoes of people that were there during the Khmer Rouge regime. Haing S. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. D. T. Noot

5.0 out of 5 stars simply amazing
i've never read anthing that has come near to this book. it's a real page turner.
Published 8 months ago by seven laws

5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping book
I could barely put this book down - a fascinating yet horrific account of life under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Read more
Published 14 months ago by L. Cooper

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
This is a fascinating book. It deals with the personal experiences of the author during the horrors of the Kmher Rouge reign of terror. Read more
Published 19 months ago by bibliobiblio

5.0 out of 5 stars why haven't you bought this yet?
This is the second best book that I have ever read. A truly amazing and shocking account of life under the Khmer Rouge. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Bradley Kirby

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellently written book on the Khmer Rouge and Cambodia in general.
This is an excellent book that describes the life of Haing Ngor through childhood and then in more detail during the 3 years of Khmer Rouge rule. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2007 by GM

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A very harrowing and gritty read. This book tells you, in detail, about what it was like living under the Khmer Rouge regime. Haing Ngor's life did not end with peace. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2004 by flyingscotsman77

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This book is far more than a survivor's account of the Khmer Rouge era: it is also, unobtrusively, a lucid analysis of that regime and of the historical events that gave rise to... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2004 by Adam

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