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Book Synopsis"A gut-wrenching story told with honesty, restraint, and dignity." —Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of
Waiting Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child."
Trade Review"Intelligent and morally aware…[Him] tells us what it was like to struggle to survive while others played out utopian dreams." -- New York Times
"An inspiring story that draws hope from horror." -- Seattle Times
"There are few books that give a refugee’s point of view as clearly and passionately as Him’s." -- Time Out
"Astonishing and heartbreaking…Written in spare, visual prose that makes the world it describes tangible." -- Katherine A. Powers - Boston Globe
"A touching and illuminating human account and should not be missed by anyone around the world." -- Le Ly Hayslip, author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
