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River of Time

River of Time

Author(s): Jon Swain

Location(s): Cambodia

Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue

Era(s): 1970s

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Between 1970 and 1975 Jon Swain, the English journalist portrayed in David Puttnam’s film, “The Killing Fields”, lived in the lands of the Mekong river. These years in Camodia influenced how Swain re-evaluated life and death in this country, at the height of the terrible events – and evokes the sights and smells of that beleaguered country.

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