FOUR FACES OF TRUTH
by Harriette Rinaldi
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Pub Date Jun 17 2014 | Archive Date Jul 20 2014
Fireship Press | Fireship
Description
The name of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot evokes memories of utter horror, eerily reminiscent of the nightmare of the Holocaust and presaging other genocidal regimes that continue into the 21st century. Witnessing the rise of the Khmer Rouge from different perspectives, the four fictional narrators of Four Faces of Truth describe how Pol Pot and a handful of other Paris-educated young people dream of creating a communist utopia in Cambodia. Instead, this dream mutates into a nightmarish experiment where ordinary people become mass murderers and today’s executioner could become tomorrow’s victim. Everyone fears for his life, and no one can be trusted.
In lyrical language, accentuated by descriptions of music, poetry, mystical folk tales and rituals, Four Faces of Truth provides today’s readers with vivid descriptions of the old colonial city of Phnom Penh, the beauty of ancient Khmer temples, and the exotic majesty of Cambodia’s mountains, wild jungles, dangerous rapids, and amazingly diverse wild life.
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Advance Praise
I grew up during the Cambodian war (1970-1975) and I still continue to be haunted in some way by my experiences under the Khmer Rouge. Four Faces of Truth is an important contribution to the discussion concerning what if and, consequently, what now? For example, what if there had been no war or genocide in Cambodia? As Harriette Rinaldi’s book demonstrates, Cambodia’s prospects for a better future will depend not only on how it faces its difficulties today, but also on how it faces the horrors of the past.
Youk Chhang, Director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia, the major human rights organization in Cambodia
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781611793147 |
| PRICE | $5.50 (USD) |
