When Broken Glass Floats

Informationen zum Autor Chanrithy Him , born in 1965, lives in Eugene, Oregon, where she works for the Khmer Adolescent Project, studying post-traumatic stress disorder among Cambodians. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung "A gut-wrenching story told with honesty, restraint, and dignity." —Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of Waiting 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."

Product details

• Authors: Chanrithy Him, Him Chanrithy
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2001
• EAN: 9780393322101
• ISBN: 978-0-393-32210-1
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Vietnam, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Asian History, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Vietnam War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General