| When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge Contributor(s): Him, Chanrithy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393322106 ISBN-13: 9780393322101 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: In this luminous memoir, Chanrithy Him takes readers into the chaotic world of the Khmer Rouge. Over the course of four years five members of her family, including her parents, die, and so do nearly two million other Khmer. Out of shards of memory, she has assembled a spirited account of coming of age in a dark time, and a heart-breaking elegy for everything that was lost along the way. Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99058417 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.56" W x 8.25" (0.63 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Him, Chanrithy: - Chanrithy Him, born in 1965, lives in Eugene, Oregon, where she works for the Khmer Adolescent Project, studying post-traumatic stress disorder among Cambodians. |