Heaven becomes hell : a survivor's story of life under the Khmer Rouge / Ly Y ; edited by John S. Driscoll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Y, Ly.

Contributor:

Driscoll, John S.

Series:

Monograph series (Yale University. Southeast Asia Studies) ; no. 50.

Monograph / Yale Southeast Asia Studies ; 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Y, Ly.

Cambodia--History--1975-1979.

Cambodia.

History.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 224 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Southeast Asia Studies, [2000]

Contents:

1. "A Blooming Rose" 1

2. Lon Nol Soldiers Retreat 8

3. The Black Crows Come 14

4. Y Prasat, Our Beloved Son 30

5. The Gourd Sinks, the Shard Floats 38

6. I Was Going to Die 56

7. My Acting Career 64

8. Make a Farm with Water, Make War with Rice: Villagers Are Like Water, Soldiers Are Like Fish 70

9. Comrade Dad 87

10. The Khmer Communists' New Year 98

11. A Year of Sorrow 103

12. Blessed by Buddha 109

13. Saving You Is No Benefit, Losing You Is No Consequence (Sting Thmei, Mong Russei, Battambang, 1978) 115

14. Autopsy 125

15. Cut the Enemy's Throat, Arms, and Legs 129

16. Outtara Causes the Escape 136

17. When the Water Rises, the Fish Eat the Ants; When the Water Recedes, the Ants Eat the Fish 148

18. A Family Summit Meeting 156

19. The Invaders 163

20. I Knew You Were Alive, I Knew You'd Be Coming 167

21. The Farmer's Daughter 183

22. City of Candles 188.

ISBN:

0938692739

OCLC:

45359056