Book cover of First They Killed My Father

First They Killed My Father

2000240 pagesHarperCollins

Loung Ung recounts her harrowing childhood during the Cambodian genocide. Forced from her home and separated from her family, she endures unimaginable hardship and even trains as a child soldier. This is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit against overwhelming brutality.

Avg. reading time: 4h 42m
Prose complexity: 7/10

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Loung Ung is the author of the memoir First They Killed My Father. Her writing powerfully explores themes of survival and resilience.

Literary Fiction Biography & Memoir History Politics & Society

Loung UngProtagonist

Childhood and youth Political atrocities Politics and government Cambodia, politics and government Cambodia, biography Autobiography and memoir Cambodia, history Women, biography Political science Cambodia

First they killed my fatherUnknown, Mar

240 pages

HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9780732265908

5 editions available

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