Translated by Moeun Chhean Nariddh, this book is written by Cambodian artist Vann Nath who was one of the few survivors of the secret prison 'S-21' during the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. Through his words and paintings, the artist tells the story of his one-year experience in the prison. This book stands as a testimony to the horrors of Pol Pot's Cambodia.

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MON.VAN
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English

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1998

No of pages

118

ISBN / ISSN

9748434486

No of copies

1

Content type

artist writing, 

biography

A Cambodian Prison Portrait: One Year in the Khmer Rouge's S-21
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A Cambodian Prison Portrait: One Year in the Khmer Rouge's S-21

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