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Slik jhoe cak maek
novel by Kong Boun Chhouen
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Khmer literature
- In Khmer literature: French influence
Slik jhoe cak maek (1987; “The Leaves That Fall from the Trees”) by Kong Boun Chhouen, for example, depicts the cruelty of the Khmer Rouge through the experiences of Vanny, the seven-year-old heroine, who is saved from execution by liberating Vietnamese troops. Such overtly political…
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