Books by Vaddey Ratner (2)
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Bajo un árbol milenario by Vaddey Ratner ES
CambodiaDescription:
Seven-year-old Raami's childhood ended the day her father brought news of the civil war that had overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. While enduring four years of family deaths, starvation, and forced labor, her only respite is the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. Partly based on the author's personal story, this is a narrative of human resilience. Cambodia, USA.
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In the shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey ratner EN
Description:
A beautiful celebration of the power of hope, this New York Times bestselling novel tells the story of a girl who comes of age during the Cambodian genocide. You are about to read an extraordinary story, a PEN Hemingway Award finalist “rich with history, mythology, folklore, language and emotion.” It will take you to the very depths of despair and show you unspeakable horrors. It will reveal a gorgeously rich culture struggling to survive through a furtive bow, a hidden ankle bracelet, fragments of remembered poetry. It will ensure that the world never forgets the atrocities committed by the K... continue