Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind
| Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind | |
|---|---|
| Author | Loung Ung |
| Book type | Memoir |
| First published | 2005 |
| Original language | English |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-073395-7 |
| Subjects | Literature & Storytelling; Migration & Diaspora; History & Remembrance |
| Creator pages | Loung Ung |
Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind is a memoir by Loung Ung, first published in 2005. (Wikipedia)
Description
This memoir follows Loung Ung’s adjustment to life in the United States after escaping the Cambodian genocide and her sister Chou’s life in Cambodia during the subsequent warfare between Vietnamese troops and the Khmer Rouge. The alternating narratives cover the period from 1980 to 2003 and culminate in the sisters’ reunion after fifteen years apart. (Wikipedia)
Publication and editions
The first edition was published in 2005 by HarperCollins and contains 288 pages. Loung Ung recorded Chou’s story and translated it into English; Loung’s narrative is written in the first person and Chou’s in the third person. (Wikipedia; Kirkus Reviews)