First they killed my father

This is a story of survival: my survival and that of part of my family. It is a record of my experiences, but it is also exemplary of what millions of other Cambodians have gone through. If you had lived in Cambodia at that time, it would have been your story, too.' - Loung Ung The gripping, courageous account of a child who survives the brutal regime of Pol Pot. As compelling and impressive as the film The Killing Fields and Jung Chang's Wild Swans. First They Killed My Father is an astonishing and memorable story of courage, determination and the will to survive. 'Despite the tragedy that surrounds her, this combative child fights for her life and defeats fate. I expected Ung's story to make me sad. But this courageous girl swept me along in her brave quest for survival.' - Sister Lat Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking. 'As a young witness to the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge, Loung has written an eloquent and powerful story. This is an important book that will have a dramatic impact on readers now and will inform generations to come.' - Dith Pran, whose life during the Cambodian war was portrayed in The Killing Fields