The king's last song, or, Kraing Meas Geoff Ryman.
Material type:
- 9780002259880 (pbk
- 0002259885 (pbk.
- Kraing meas
- Jayvarman, King of Cambodia VII, ca. 1120-ca. 1215 -- Fiction
- Jayvarman, King of Cambodia, ca. 1120-ca. 1215 -- Fiction
- Jayvarman, King of Cambodia VII, approximately 1120-approximately 1215 -- Fiction
- Angkor Wat (Angkor -- Fiction
- Angkor Wat (Angkor (Extinct city -- Fiction
- Kings -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Archaeological thefts -- Cambodia -- Fiction
- Kidnapping -- Cambodia -- Fiction
- Cambodia -- History -- Fiction
- Cambodia -- Kings and rulers -- Fiction
- Cambodia -- Antiquities -- Fiction
- 823.914 RYM
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Center for Khmer Studies | Sopharidh Hy | LC Cambodian Collection | 823.914 RYM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | C.1 | Available | 7105 | ||
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Center for Khmer Studies | Sopharidh Hy | RR Cambodian Collection | 823.914 RYM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | C.2 | Available | CKS22120023 |
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813.541 SOK The Wildland : Book One of Sons of the Empire / | 813.6 HOP Taming the savage monsoon / | 813.92 BUR A woman of Angkor / | 823.914 RYM The king's last song, or, Kraing Meas | 823.92 DEB Diving Deep, Going Far : Stories of the Women Leaders Forming Cambodia's Future / | 848.9909596 SAI Phnom Penh journal de voyage | 895.932 NET គំរោងលំអិតសារណាថ្នាក់បរិញ្ញាប័ត្រជាន់ខ្ពស់មុខវិជ្ជាអក្សរសិល្ប៍ ប្រធានបទ អ្នកនិពន្ធ ទី ជីហួត |
"In 2004, U.N. archeologist Luc Andrade discovers a 12th-century memoir written by Jayavarman Seven, one of the first Buddhist kings of a predominantly Hindu kingdom. While transporting the book to safety, Luc is kidnapped by a disgruntled Cambodian army lieutenant-colonel who believes the book should be returned to the people. As Luc fights to stay alive, his Cambodian friends -- Map, a former Khmer Rouge murderer who now makes money hustling tourists, and William, a motorcycle taxi driver whose parents were killed during Pol Pot's regime -- search for Luc and the ancient treasure. Ryman mixes his contemporary storyline with a less compelling narrative of Jayavarman, a precocious young prince turned exiled warrior king. While Luc's life story and current predicament are particularly well done, Ryman's take on Jayavarman and the development of his battle strategies can be plodding. In the end, it's the vibrant emotional lives of Luc and his friends that capture the tragic beauty of Cambodia." - product description.
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