The Elimination: A Survivor of the Khmer Rouge Confronts His Past and the Commandant of the Killing Fields

Author:   Rithy Panh ,  Christophe Bataille ,  John Cullen ,  John Cullen
Publisher:   Other Press LLC
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9781590516751


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   11 February 2014
Format:   Paperback
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The Elimination: A Survivor of the Khmer Rouge Confronts His Past and the Commandant of the Killing Fields


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From the internationally acclaimed director of S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine, a survivor’s autobiography that confronts the evils of the Khmer Rouge dictatorship Rithy Panh was only thirteen years old when the Khmer Rouge expelled his family from Phnom Penh in 1975. In the months and years that followed, his entire family was executed, starved, or worked to death. Thirty years later, after having become a respected filmmaker, Rithy Panh decides to question one of the men principally responsible for the genocide, Comrade Duch, who’s neither an ordinary person nor a demon—he’s an educated organizer, a slaughterer who talks, forgets, lies, explains, and works on his legacy. This confrontation unfolds into an exceptional narrative of human history and an examination of the nature of evil.   The Elimination stands among the essential works that document the immense tragedies of the twentieth century, with Primo Levi’s If This Is a Man and Elie Wiesel’s Night.

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Author:   Rithy Panh ,  Christophe Bataille ,  John Cullen ,  John Cullen
Publisher:   Other Press LLC
Imprint:   Other Press LLC
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.329kg
ISBN:  

9781590516751


ISBN 10:   1590516753
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   11 February 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The power of The Elimination lies in the telling details Mr. Panh employs to describe the madness of these years, when the Khmer Rouge worked to destroy every vestige of individuality... a searing, firsthand account of the Cambodian genocide and as such an important contribution to the history of those years. It is also an examination of the nature of evil as told from the perspectives of a victim and a perpetrator. -- Wall Street Journal Like no other book, The Elimination reminds us why it is crucial to study history, why education should be a nation's highest priority, and why nothing is more important than culture and the arts. Masterfully written with the language and pacing necessary to tell such a story, The Elimination needs to be read by anyone who reads books--and more importantly, by those who don't. -- The Coffin Factory An exceptional document of Primo Levi's caliber ... Rithy Panh's book, The Elimination, through its strength, the starkness of its language, and the depths of its mystery, shows its significance. -- Elle Harrowing personal reflections by the Cambodian French filmmaker of surviving the Khmer Rouge as a young teenager...A riveting, intimate look deep inside the machinery of the executioner. -- Kirkus In this astounding work, Rithy Panh presents the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime as universal human history, intelligible to us all thanks to the extraordinary efforts of an individual. --Timothy Snyder, bestselling author of Bloodlands The Elimination is a searing, firsthand account of the Cambodian genocide and as such an important contribution to the history of those years. It is also an examination of the nature of evil as told from the perspectives of a victim and a perpetrator. -- Hudson Institute Having survived the 'killing fields, ' Rithy Panh now illuminates them, both through his own wrenching recollections and his extraordinary interviews with Comrade Duc


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Rithy Panh is an internationally and critically acclaimed documentary film director and screenwriter. His films include S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine and Rice People, the first Cambodian film to be submitted for an Oscar, among others. His newest documentary was inspired by The Elimination.   Christophe Bataille is a French novelist. His works include the award-winning Annam, Hourmaster, and Absinthe. He has been an editor at Editions Grasset since 1997.

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