Description: Comrade Sau by Firos Iseu Thursday 17 April 1975 is the day that I will never forget until the day I die. That was the day the Khmer Rouge took over Phnom Penh and overthrew the government of General Lon Nol and his Republican Party... FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Thursday 17 April 1975 is the day that I will never forget until the day I die. That was the day the Khmer Rouge took over Phnom Penh and overthrew the government of General Lon Nol and his Republican Party... Thus begins Firos Iseus gripping memoir of his experiences during the Khmer Rouges brutal regime in Cambodia between April 1975 and January 1979. At the tender age of 12, Iseu - whose revolutionary name, Comrade Sao, provides the book with its title - faced the horrors of the regimes first wave of killings, which at a stroke deprived him of his parents and elder siblings. Bearing a diverse heritage of Indian, Laotian, and Vietnamese roots, he was branded a 17 April or new person, marking him as an outsider and second-class citizen. Comrade Sao stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, showcasing the authors remarkable courage and resourcefulness in the face of terrifying adversity. This harrowing, unflinching and above all honest narrative sheds a necessary light on one of the darkest chapters of humanity of the past 50 years. Author Biography Firos Iseu was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the Vietnam War and now lives in Sydney, Australia.Comrade Sau is the true story of Firos childhood between the ages of 12 and 15. He was studying in Grade 5 in primary school and was stopped when the Khmer Rouge took over the government in 1975. When the Khmer Rouge were finally toppled in January 1979, Firos fled to Thailand and then Malaysia as a refugee. He spent almost four years in refugee camps in these countries before he was finally resettled in Australia in January 1983.He only resumed his studies in Sydney when he was 25 years of age, while taking care of his new-born daughter (three more were to follow). He then completed his degree and graduate diploma at Macquarie University.Firos has read dozens of books about life under the Khmer Rouge. He believes his story stands out because he lived in so many provinces, orphanages and prisons and, as a result, saw and experienced more than most.He never intended to write this book and tried to forget about his past. However, he changed his mind when he was almost 60 years old because he had not told his daughters much about his past when they were growing up and he wanted to leave a legacy behind. Details ISBN139849626X Author Firos Iseu Publisher Austin Macauley Publishers Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781398496262 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-05-24 Imprint Austin Macauley Publishers Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2024-05-24 ISBN-10 139849626X Pages 172 Subtitle A Former Porridge Cook of Samrong Temple Prison, Battambang Province, Cambodia, during the Khmer Rouge Regime We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160368077;
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