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
Descendante du roi Sisowath qui a régné sur le Cambodge de 1904 à 1927, Vaddey Ratner a enduré le terrible régime khmer rouge avant de s'enfuir aux États-Unis. À l'ombre des arbres millénaires est un best-seller du New York Times et est en cours de traduction dans dix-neuf pays.