by Loung Ung · Maeva · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495354464
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«Se lo llevaron: recuerdos de una niña de Camboya» is the memoir by Loung Ung, published by Maeva in paperback (255 pages, in Spanish).
At age five, Loung Ung experienced the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. These memoirs recount how her family lost their home, were displaced to the countryside, and hid their identity to survive. Her childhood testimony portrays fear, separation from loved ones, and resistance under Pol Pot's regime.
First installment of the 'Daughter of Cambodia' series. Translation by Alejandro Pareja of the original «First They Killed My Father».
It is a work for readers interested in historical testimonies about Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge.
Loung Ung is a Cambodian-American human-rights activist, lecturer, former child soldier and national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World from 1997 to 2003. She has served in the same capacity for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which is affiliated with the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.
