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Khmer Legends

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Khmer Legends
AuthorDemaz Tep Baker
Book typeShort-story collection
First published2009
Original languageCambodian; English
PublisherOutskirts Press
ISBN978-1432739379
SubjectsLiterature & Storytelling; Religion & Spiritual Life; Family & Intergenerational Life
Creator pagesDemaz Tep Baker

Khmer Legends is a short-story collection by Demaz Tep Baker, first published in 2009. (Outskirts Press)

Description

This book presents Cambodian folk tales and legends that were passed orally between generations by storytellers and family members. The stories were largely written from Demaz Tep Baker’s memories of childhood and translated from Cambodian; they include animals with special powers and beliefs in spirits. (Outskirts Press)

Publication and editions

The book was published in 2009 and has 130 pages according to Outskirts Press; the paperback edition lists 132 pages and was published by Outskirts Press on June 22, 2009. Baker began compiling the stories over the decade before publication to preserve them for future generations. (Outskirts Press)

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