 In the Shadows of Angkor
Contemporary Writing from Cambodia
Editor’s Note, ix
Readings
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ESSAYS
The Diabolic Sweetness of Pol Pot, 21
Soth Polin
In the Shadow of Angkor: A Search for Cambodian Literature, 27
Sharon May
from Journey into Light, 65
Ranachith Ronnie Yimsut
The Dinner Guests, 103
Putsata Reang
The Perpetrator, the Victim, and the Witness, 137
Alex Hinton
Ten Gems on a Thread, 177
Catherine Filloux
Crossing the Killing Fields, 201
Min Keth Or
To Rule the Universe, 209
Maha Ghosananda
FICTION
Communicate, They Say, 1
Soth Polin
The Origin of the Kounlok Bird, 36
Traditional Folktale
Sokha and Apopeal, 41
Darina Siv
The Accused, 55
Khun Srun
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Other Infernal Creatures, 60
Chuth Khay
I Hate the Word and the Letter t [Ta], 90
Khun Srun
Love on Cowback, 92
Hak Chhay Hok
Workman, 99
Keir Saramak
A Mysterious Passenger, 128
Kong Bunchhoeun
Caged Bird Will Fly, 155
Pollie Bith
INTERVIEWS
Beyond Words: Soth Polin, 9
Sharon May
Surviving the Peace: Loung Ung, 49
Sharon May
Art of faCt: praCh, 73
Sharon May
Words from the Fire: Three Cambodian Women Writers, 169
Sharon May
Ambassador of the Silent World: U Sam Oeur, 189
Sharon May
FILM SCRIPT
Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy, 108
Rithy Panh
POETRY
Three Rap Lyrics from Dalama, 83
praCh
Four Poems, 195
U Sam Oeur
About the Contributors, 211
Permissions and Acknowledgments, 216
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