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Title	:	First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (Daughter of Cambodia #1)
Author	:	Loung Ung
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 238 pages
Published	:	April 4th 2006 by Harper Perennial (first published January 26th 2000)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. History. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography. Cultural. Asia. War

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (Daughter of Cambodia #1)

Loung Ung

Paperback | Pages: 238 pages

Rating: 4.35 | 31143 Users | 2905 Reviews

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From a childhood survivor of the Camdodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.

One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed.

Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet miraculously sustained by courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality.

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Original Title:	First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
ISBN:	0060856262 (ISBN13: 9780060856267)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Daughter of Cambodia #1
Setting:	Cambodia
Literary Awards:	Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2002)

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This was a horrific story of the terror and violence that the Khmer Rouge inflicted on the innocent people of Cambodia. Loung is the daughter of a high ranking government official, and the very type of family that the Khmer Rouge despise. The family tree to flee, pretending to be poor farmers, but are eventually imprisoned in a camp. The camp hardships and fear take their toll on the family and things get worse when they are all gradually separated into different camps, not knowing if they will



Heartbreaking and tragic. Ung's story is one that must be read.

It's hard to rate such a tragic story. Another country gone mad and a young girl lives through hunger, disease, lose of parents, political inanity, homelessness, hopelessness and war. This is a brutal written memoir of a brutal insane period in Cambodia.

There are some things left unlearned from history books. You can read about the Cambodian genocide from many other sources that will explain the facts and statistics in the traditional sterile style that historic texts usually take. You can actually witness the places and things that history has left behind. And then, you can dive into personal accounts of history; how humanity struggles to survive during some of its darkest hours. While I am usually a sucker for auto/biographical works for the

I read this book in prepartion to our trip to Cambodia in April. I would have read it anyway, however, because I love depressing autobiographies. This one was far different than any other I have ever read being that it was from a child's perspective. It retold her unbelievable story of escaping the killing fields during Pol Pot's reign with the Khmer Rouge. I think everyone in my generation needs to read this book. Many people my age do not even know Pol Pot's name, moreless that he killed over

This was a heart-breaking memoir. It was very difficult to read . . . but imagine how much harder it was to live it.