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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

Author(s): Loung Ung

Location(s): Cambodia

Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs

Era(s): 1970s

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As a small child Loung Ung enjoyed a carefree childhood in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. But as the Khmer Rouge took over the city in the mid 70s her family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. She was trained as a child soldier while her brothers and sisters were sent to labour camps. The siblings who survived this gruelling time were reunited after the Vietnamese entered Cambodia and started to destroy the Khmer Rouge.

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A must read to gain a first hand understanding of the terrible day to day struggle under the Khmer Rouge.

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