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Title: River of Time by Jon Swain ISBN: 0-312-16989-2 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: October, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A welcome addition to the field
Comment: When I first became aware of Swain's book, my initial thought was, "Another war correspondent's attempt to cash in on the 25th anniversary of the fall of Indo-China." I bought the book, but more because of my current mania for the subject, not because I expected much out of it.
Swain began to win me over right away. He begins the book with much the same sentiment as I expressed above. The author himself wonders what he can add to what's been written before.
The answer is: A lot.
Swain's style fits the subject: factual, but with humanity; horrified without being overwhelmed. The author's self-professed love for Indo-China is evident. The depth of his feelings enabled me to see and feel the end of Indo-China as it had been.
The highlight of the book is the description of the fall of Phnom Penh and the immediate aftermath. I have read several accounts of these events, written by Cambodians and Westerners, and I have seen "The Killing Fields". None of those tellings hold a candle to Swain's description. The misery, chaos, horror, insanity, and inhumanity comes to life in his words.
Swain's work takes it's place among the best of the field.
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautiful and tragic story of love and war
Comment: A book you can not put down. An important account of the atrocities of the Cambodian communists and the evilness of mankind. Well-written portraits of fascinating and original personalities, beautiful descriptions of cambodian culture. The book is honest and reveiling in its portrayals of the decadent and thrilling lives of war-time journalists and photographers. It is an important historical account of the misery endured by a beautiful people not long ago.
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautifully written book
Comment: I bought this book recently in my hotel's bookstore in Siem Reap, Cambodia during a short holiday there to see Angkor Wat. It is truly a great read ! River of Time has given me a new insight on the appeal of Indo-China and its tragic history. And Jon Swain's writing is powerful and moving.
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Title: The Gate by Francois Bizot ISBN: 037541293X Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title:The Killing Fields ASIN: B00004RF82 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 13 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.38 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) (Myanmar: Burma, 8th Ed) by Steven Martin, Mic Looby, Michael Clark, Joe Cummings ISBN: 1740591909 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: 09 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Cambodia (Cambodia, 4th Ed) by Nick Ray ISBN: 1740591119 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Brother Number One: A Political Biography by David P. Chandler ISBN: 0813335108 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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