Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields
| Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dith Pran and Kim DePaul |
| Book type | Memoir |
| First published | 1997 |
| Original language | English |
| Publisher | Yale Univ. |
| ISBN | 0-300-06839-5 |
| Subjects | Literature & Storytelling; History & Remembrance; Migration & Diaspora |
| Creator pages | Dith Pran, Kim DePaul |
Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields is a memoir edited by Dith Pran and Kim DePaul, first published in 1997. (Kirkus Reviews)
Description
This book presents 30 brief narratives by people who survived the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia as children. The testimonies describe relocation, starvation, forced labor, indoctrination, executions and the loss of family members during 1975–1979. (Kirkus Reviews)
Publication and editions
The narratives were collected by photojournalist Dith Pran, whose story was featured in the film The Killing Fields. Pran founded the Dith Pran Holocaust Awareness Project, and Kim DePaul was its executive director; the book has 192 pages. (Kirkus Reviews; Internet Archive)