Artículos relacionados a Stay Alive, My Son
Sinopsis
Book by Yathay Pin Chandler David
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Críticas
"This memoir describes in harrowing detail life in the early years of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. . . Written in the hope that his missing son might see the book and be reunited with his father, Pin's memoir is a direct, honest account of his two years on the prison farm."-MultiCultural Review "During the Kampuchean revolutionary madness . . . all the urban population was driven out to work in the country, creating new peasant communities which operated on strict, dogmatic Maoist lines. . . . Pin Yathay's story is told with no attempt at self-aggrandizement. . . . For he has to live with the shame of having deserted his own child in order to facilitate his escape, of losing his wife in the jungle through ineptitude: it is a revelation of prehistoric strength within the human conscience which is far beyond our imaginings."-Times Literary Supplement "In 1975, the Republic of Cambodia was torn asunder by the 'liberating' forces of Pol Pot. Pin Yathay, an engineer employed by the Ministry of Public Works, was a witness to the tragedy. . . . His entire family and unnumbered friends were annihilated. . . . A heart-rending account of the disintegration of an entire social system, caused by the paranoid policies of Khmer Rouge cadres."-Christian Science Monitor
Reseña del editor
On April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh to open a new and appalling chapter in the story of the twentieth century. On that day, Pin Yathay was a qualified engineer in the Ministry of Public Works. Successful and highly educated, he had been critical of the corrupt Lon Nol regime and hoped that the Khmer Rouge would be the patriotic saviors of Cambodia. In Stay Alive, My Son, Pin Yathay provides an unforgettable testament of the horror that ensued and a gripping account of personal courage, sacrifice and survival. Documenting the 27 months from the arrival of the Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh to his escape into Thailand, Pin Yathay is a powerful and haunting memoir of Cambodia's killing fields. With seventeen members of his family, Pin Yathay were evacuated by the Khmer Rouge from Phnom Penh, taking with them whatever they might need for the three days before they would be allowed to return to their home. Instead, they were moved on from camp to camp, their possessions confiscated or abandoned. As days became weeks and weeks became months, they became the "New People," displaced urban dwellers compelled to live and work as peasants, their days were filled with forced manual labor and their survival dependent on ever more meager communal rations. The body count mounted, first as malnutrition bred rampant disease and then as the Khmer Rouge singled out the dissidents for sudden death in the darkness. Eventually, Pin Yathay's family was reduced to just himself, his wife, and their one remaining son, Nawath. Wracked with pain and disease, robbed of all they had owned, living on the very edge of dying, they faced a future of escalating horror. With Nawath too ill to travel, Pin Yathay and his wife, Any, had to make the heart-breaking decision whether to leave him to the care of a Cambodian hospital in order to make a desperate break for freedom. "Stay alive, my son," he tells Nawath before embarking on a nightmarish escape to the Thai border. First published in 1987, the Cornell edition of Stay Alive, My Son includes an updated preface and epilogue by Pin Yathay and a new foreword by David Chandler, a world-renowned historian of Cambodia, who attests to the continuing value and urgency of Pin Yathay's message.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
- EditorialCornell University Press
- Año de publicación2000
- ISBN 10 0801486998
- ISBN 13 9780801486999
- EncuadernaciónTapa blanda
- Número de páginas272
Comprar nuevo
Ver este artículo
EUR 16,09
Gastos de envío:
EUR 3,59
A Estados Unidos de America
Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título
Los mejores resultados en AbeBooks
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: 4382925-6
Cantidad disponible: 3 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00073593006
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Nº de ref. del artículo: K06B-00999
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
Paperback
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR004987403
Gastos de envío:
EUR 5,77
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Destinos, gastos y plazos de envío
Cantidad disponible: 2 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
paperback
Librería: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
paperback. Condición: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized. Nº de ref. del artículo: M0801486998Z2
Cantidad disponible: 2 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
paperback
Librería: Textbooks_Source, Columbia, MO, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
paperback. Condición: Good. Revised. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). Nº de ref. del artículo: 000643614U
Cantidad disponible: 8 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: TextbookRush, Grandview Heights, OH, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: USED_VERYGOOD. Expedited orders RECEIVED in 1-5 business days within the United States. Orders ship SAME or NEXT business day. We proudly ship to APO/FPO addresses. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!. Nº de ref. del artículo: 44723574
Cantidad disponible: 15 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
Paperback
Librería: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: As New. The story of one mans struggle to save his family during the years of the Khmer Rouge. 239pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: CORV-SEA-06257
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Nuevo
Tapa blanda
Librería: Lakeside Books, Benton Harbor, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Nº de ref. del artículo: OTF-9780801486999
Cantidad disponible: Más de 20 disponibles
Imagen del vendedor
Stay Alive, My Son
Publicado por
Cornell University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 0801486998
ISBN 13: 9780801486999
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers. Nº de ref. del artículo: 263977-5
Cantidad disponible: 5 disponibles