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First They Killed My Father: Film tie-in
Loung Ung
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Description for First They Killed My Father: Film tie-in
Paperback. Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. This is a tragic tale of a girl who was determined to survive despite the odds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; BTP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
A major film, co-written and directed by Angelina Jolie Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried crickets, chicken fights and being cheeky to her parents. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. Loung was trained as a child soldier while her brothers and sisters were sent to labour camps. ... Read more
A major film, co-written and directed by Angelina Jolie Until the age of five, Loung Ung lived in Phnom Penh, one of seven children of a high-ranking government official. She was a precocious child who loved the open city markets, fried crickets, chicken fights and being cheeky to her parents. When Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into Phnom Penh in April 1975, Loung's family fled their home and were eventually forced to disperse to survive. Loung was trained as a child soldier while her brothers and sisters were sent to labour camps. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910948033
SKU
V9781910948033
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About Loung Ung
Loung Ung's debut memoir, First They Killed My Father, was an international bestseller. It is now being made into a film which will be co-written and directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt. Loung Ung is also the author of After They Killed Our Father: A refugee from the killing fields reunites with the sister she left behind. ... Read more
Reviews for First They Killed My Father: Film tie-in
So sharp with pain that when I read it, the words plunged into me like a knife
Jon Swain
Sunday Times
There can be absolutely no doubt about the innate power of [Ung's] story, the passion with which she tells it or its enduring importance
Washington Post Book World
Ung's memoir ... Read more
Jon Swain
Sunday Times
There can be absolutely no doubt about the innate power of [Ung's] story, the passion with which she tells it or its enduring importance
Washington Post Book World
Ung's memoir ... Read more