Lachlan sits down with Matt Madden, translator of Chan Samoeun’s
Prisoners of Class. The book, having been recently released in English for the first time, is an amazing example of a Khmer Rouge survivor memoir.
They discuss Matt’s journey in finding the original book, meeting the author and translating it over many years. The book itself, including amazing details and descriptions of the world of the ‘life slave’ in Democratic Kampuchea, are discussed and thought about, as well as the contributions to the work that Matt has produced.
Please go out and get yourself a copy of the book, the best place to do so is from
https://www.mekongriverpress.com/ where you can preview the book, get access to the supplementary material, as well as purchase various editions.
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In the Shadows of Utopia: The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Nightmare